Carriage by Air Act 1961
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The Carriage by Air Act 1961 (C.27) was 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 which gave the original (1929) Convention effect.
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.
Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom
An Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom is a type of legislation called primary legislation. These Acts are passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom at Westminster, or by the Scottish Parliament at Edinburgh....
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
that brought the amended (1955) Warsaw Convention
Warsaw Convention
The Warsaw Convention is an international convention which regulates liability for international carriage of persons, luggage or goods performed by aircraft for reward....
into British law, repealing the Carriage by Air Act 1932 which gave the original (1929) Convention effect.
Act
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 limitationsStatute of limitations
A statute of limitations is an enactment in a common law legal system that sets the maximum time after an event that legal proceedings based on that event may be initiated...
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.