Carriage of Passengers by Road Act 1974

14 Short title, interpretation and commencement

(1) This Act may be cited as the Carriage of Passengers by Road Act 1974.

(2) The persons who, for the purposes of this Act, are persons concerned in the carriage of passengers and, where appropriate, their luggage by road under a contract to which the Convention applies are—

(a) the carrier,

(b) the passenger,

(c) any person for whom the carrier is responsible by virtue of article 4,

(d) any person to whom the rights and liabilities of any of the persons referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c) of this subsection have passed (whether by assignment or assignation or by operation of law).

(3) In article 12 " injury ", in the first and last place where it occurs, shall be taken to mean " loss or damage " ; and in paragraph 1 of article 13 " principal establishment" shall be taken to mean " principal place of business ".

(4) Except in so far as the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Act to an enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended or extended by or under any other enactment.

(5) Sections 1 to 6 above shall come into force on such day as Her Majesty may by Order in Council certify to be the day on which the Convention comes into force as regards the United Kingdom, but nothing in this Act shall apply in relation to any contract to which the Convention applies made before the day so certified.