Any married woman may effect a policy of insurance on her own behalf and independently of her husband; and the same and all benefit, thereof, if expressed on the face of it to be so effected, shall enure as her separate property, and the contract evidenced by such policy shall be as valid as if made with an unmarried woman.
Section 5: Married woman may effect policy of insurance.
The Married Women's Property Act, 1874Central Act · Act 3 of 1874
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Married Women's Property Act, 1874 |
|---|---|
| Section | 5 |
| Marginal note | Married woman may effect policy of insurance. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
How this provision has been amended
Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.
- other. . Cf. the Married Women's Property Act, 1870 (33 and 34 Vict., c. 93), s. 10, para. 1.
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