Carriage by Air Act 1961

2 Designation of High Contracting Parties. U.K.

(1) Her Majesty may by Order in Council from time to time certify who are [F1 , either generally or in respect of specified matters,] the High Contracting Parties to [F2 any of the Carriage by Air Conventions], in respect of what territories they are respectively parties and to what extent they have availed themselves of the provisions of

(a)

[F3 the Additional Protocol at the end of the Convention;

(b)

the Additional Protocol at the end of the Convention as amended; or

(c)

Article 57(a) of the Montreal Convention.]

[F4 (1A) Her Majesty may by Order in Council certify any revision of the limits of liability established under the Montreal Convention.]

[F5 (2) The provisions of the Carriage by Air Conventions mentioned in subsection (2A) shall not be read as extending references in the applicable provisions to the territory of a High Contracting Party (except such as are references to the territory of any State, whether a High Contracting Party or not) to include any territory in respect of which that High Contracting Party is not a party.

(2A) The provisions are—

(a) Article 40A(2) of the Convention;

(b) Article 40A(2) of the Convention as amended; and

(c) paragraph 1 of Article 56 of the Montreal Convention.]

(3) An Order in Council under this section shall, except so far as it has been superseded by a subsequent Order, be conclusive evidence of the matters so certified.

(4) An Order in Council under this section may contain such transitional and other consequential provisions as appear to Her Majesty to be expedient.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words inserted (prosp.) with saving by Carriage by Air and Road Act 1979 (c. 28, SIF 9), ss. 1(2)(3), 7(2), Sch. 2 para. 2

F2 Words in S. 2(1) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)) by S.I. 2002/263, art. 2(3)(a) (with art. 1(3))

F3 Words in s. 2(1) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)) by S.I. 2002/263, art. 2(3)(b) (with art. 1(3))

F4 S. 2(1A) inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)) by S.I. 2002/263, art. 2(4) (with art. 1(3))

F5 S. 2(2)(2A) substituted for s. 2(2) (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)) by S.I. 2002/263, art. 2(5) (with art. 1(3))