A person who keeps a foster child shall be deemed to have no interest in the life of the child for the purposes of the Life Assurance Act, 1774, and, if any such person directly or indirectly insures or attempts to insure the life of a foster child, he shall be guilty of an offence and, if any company, society, or person knowingly issues, or procures or attempts to procure to be issued, to or for the benefit of such a person as aforesaid or to any person on his behalf, a policy on the life of a foster child, the company, society, or person shall be guilty of an offence.
Section 214: Avoidance of insurances on lives of foster children.
Public Health Act 1936 · 1936 c. 49View on legislation.gov.uk
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Part VII: Notification of Births; Maternity and Child Welfare, and Child Life Protection.
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