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2.3 The Plan revisions in 1881, 1894 and 1907

The Plan was revised in 1881, resulting in “a new plan” (“saa godt som helt ny”) Plan.^{(1)Forhandlinger angaaende revideret almindelig norsk Søforsikringsplan, September 1894 (Forhandlinger 1894) p. 4.} The amendments were based on continental marine insurance legislation, market practise (“sedvane”) and market conditions. It may well be that the works by the French jurists Valin, Pothier and Emerigon, as presented by Sir Richard Aikens were influential in this work, and that market practice also included English practice, but there is no mention of this. The Committee was headed by the average adjuster Axel Winge,^{(2)Norsk Sjøforsikringsplan av 1930, Det norske Veritas, Oslo 1930 (NSPL/NMIP 1930), Forord.} who was the secretary of the 1871 Plan.

A further revision took place in 1894, mainly as a result of the new Maritime Code.^{(3) Lov om Sjøfarten af 20. Juli 1893, Forhandlinger 1894 p. 4.} The Committee was headed by average adjuster A. E Hangeland.^{(4) NSPL 1930, Forord.} The aim this time round was not at new plan, but a revision of the 1881 Plan.^{(5) Forhandlinger 1894 p. 5.} The main structure and framework were retained.^{(6) Forhandlinger 1894 p. 4.} However, it was necessary to take into consideration the fact that the new Maritime Code contained a chapter on marine insurance. The Committee discussed whether the Plan should adopt this chapter in its totality and add Plan provisions as considered necessary, but chose instead to continue the Plan and supplement it with provisions from the Maritime Code. The reason for this was that the Norwegian Plan was well known, both in Norway and abroad, and accepted as a “helstøpt og godt Værk”, and also that the MC contained mainly principles, rather than detailed regulation of the Plan.^{(7) Forhandlinger 1894 p. 5.}

The Plan was revised again in 1907, with a great many amendments, both in content and editing.^{(8) NMIP 1930, Forord.} This Plan was in effect during the first world war of 1914–1918, but it did not function well, cf. further below in 6.