http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/263/article/1The Carriage by Air Acts (Implementation of the Montreal Convention 1999) Order 2002LegislationCIVIL AVIATIONStatute Law Database2026-03-09Expert Participation2004-06-28 This Order amends the Carriage by Air Act 1961 to give the Montreal Convention 1999 the force of law in the United Kingdom for the international carriage by air to which it relates (article 2). It makes consequential amendment to the Carriage by Air (Supplementary Provisions) Act 1962 (article 3). The Carriage by Air Acts (Implementation of the Montreal Convention 1999) Order 2001 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Carriage by Air Acts (Implementation of the Montreal Convention 1999) Order 2002. 2 This Order shall come into force on the day the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air done at Montreal on 28 May 1999 comes into force or takes effect for the United Kingdom and the Secretary of State shall give notice of that day in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes. 3 Nothing in this Order shall affect rights and liabilities arising out of an occurrence which took place before the coming into force of this Order. Art. 1 in force at 28.6.2004, see art. 1(2)