Mr. Rostron Duckworthasked the President of the Board of Trade whether it is possible to insure livestock under the private chattels scheme of the War Damage Act, and under what conditions?
§ Captain WaterhouseUnder the provisions of the War Damage (Business Scheme) Order, 1941, livestock owned in the course of that business by a person carrying on a farming or other business 1719W may be insured under the private chattels scheme only if the value of all goods insurable by him under the business scheme does not exceed£100. If the livestock are not held for the purpose of a business, they are insurable under the private chattels scheme, subject to the limits in that scheme. Under the private chattels scheme, the liability of the Board in respect of any article will not exceed£50 or 5 per cent. of the sum insured, whichever is the greater.