Carriage by Air Act 1961

14 Short title, interpretation and repeals.U.K.

(1)This Act may be cited as the Carriage by Air Act 1961.

[F1(2)in this Act—

“the applicable provisions" has the meaning, given in section 1(6);
“the Carriage by Air Conventions" has the meaning given in section 1(5);
“the Convention", “the Convention as amended" and “the Montreal Convention" have the meaning given in section 1(5);
[F2“the Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 2027/97 as amended by Regulation (EC) No. 889/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as it has effect in accordance with the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993 as amended by the Decisions of the EEA Joint Committee No. 34/98 of 30th April 1998 and No. 142/2002 of 8th November 2002;]
“Community air carrier" has the meaning given by Article 2 of the Council Regulation; and
“court" includes (in an arbitration allowed by the Convention) an arbitrator.]

F3(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1S. 14(2) substituted (coming in force in accordance with art. 1(2)) by S.I. 2002/263, art. 2(24) (with art. 1(3))