Carriage by Air Act 1961
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| Long title | An Act to give effect to the Convention concerning international carriage by air known as "the Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague, 1955", to enable the rules contained in that Convention to be applied, with or without modification, in other cases and, in particular, to non-international carriage by air; and for connected purposes |
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| Citation | 9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 27 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 22 June 1961 |
| Commencement | 22 June 1961[c] |
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Status: Amended | |
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| Text of the Carriage by Air Act 1961 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Carriage by Air Act 1961 (9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 27) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that brought the amended (1955) Warsaw Convention into British law, repealing the Carriage by Air Act 1932 (22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 36) which gave the original (1929) convention effect.
Provisions
Sections 1 and 2 of the act cover its application to the United Kingdom, with section 1 allowing it to come into force when the Queen makes an Order in Council authorising it, and section 2 using the same procedure for changing or limiting its territorial extent. Section 5 creates a statute of limitations for the convention, saying that no claim of damages for a violation of the convention can be brought more than two years after the problem, defined as either the date the goods arrived or the date they should have arrived. Section 7 allows the Queen to exclude military people, cargo and aircraft from the convention, and Section 13 binds the Crown to following the act.[1]
Subsequent developments
Schedule 2 to the act was repealed by section 1 of, and part XI of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974, which came into force on 27 June 1974.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Section 14(1).
- ↑ See sections 12 and 13.
- ↑ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.
References
- ↑ Johnson (1962) p. 570
- ↑ "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1974 c. 22
Bibliography
- Johnson, D.H.N. (1962). "Carriage by Air Act, 1961". Modern Law Review. 25 (5). Blackwell Publishing. ISSN 0026-7961.
External links
- Text of the Carriage by Air Act 1961 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
- Text of the Carriage by Air Act 1961 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.