Appendix G: Carriage by Air Act 1961

• Author: John D. Holding, Q.C., MRAeS
• Pages: 165-174

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Appendix G: Carriage by Air Act 1961

CARRIAGE BY AIR ACT 1961

1961 c.27 9 and 10 Eliz 2

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 particu lar, to non-international carriage

by air; and for connected purposes.

[22nd June 1961]

Convention to have the fo rce of law

1. — (1) The applicable provisions of the Carriage by Air Conventions have

the force of law in the United Kingdom in relation to any carriage by a ir to

which t hey apply, irresp ective of the nationality of t he airc raft performing

that carria ge.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to Community air carriers to

the extent that the provisions of the Council Regulation have the force of law

in the United Kingdom.

(3) Subsection (1) is subject to the other provisions of this Act.

(4) If more than one of the Carriage by A ir Conventions applies to a car-

riage by air, the applicable provisions that have the force of law in the United

Kingdom a re those of whichever is the most recent applicable Convention

in force.

(5) The Carriage by A ir Conventions are —