Carriage by Air Act 1961 (c. 27)

SCHEDULES

Valid from 12/02/2002

[F1 SCHEDULE 1B U.K. CONVENTIONFOR THE UNIFICATION OF CERTAIN RULES FOR INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE BY AIR

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1B inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)) by S.I. 2002/263, art. 2(25) (with art. 1(3))

Chapter I U.K. General Provisions

Chapter VI U.K. Other Provisions

Article 49—Mandatory Application U.K.

Any clause contained in the contract of carriage and all special agreements entered into before the damage occurred by which the parties purport to infringe the rules laid down by this Convention, whether by deciding the law to be applied, or by altering the rules as to jurisdiction, shall be null and void.

Article 50—Insurance U.K.

States Parties shall require their carriers to maintain adequate insurance covering their liability under this Convention. A carrier may be required by the State Party into which it operates to furnish evidence that it maintains adequate insurance covering its liability under this Convention.

Article 51—Carriage Performed in Extraordinary Circumstances U.K.

The provisions of Articles 3 to 5, 7 and 8 relating to the documentation of carriage shall not apply in the case of carriage performed in extraordinary circumstances outside the normal scope of a carrier’s business.

Article 52—Definition of Days U.K.

The expression “days" when used in this Convention means calendar days, not working days.]