Carriage of Passengers by Road Act 1974 (repealed)

1 Convention to have force of law.

2 Designation of Contracting States.

3 Liability of carrier for death or personal injury.

4 Power of court to take account of other proceedings.

5 Registration of foreign judgments.

6 Actions against Contracting States.

7 Resolution of conflicts between conventions on carriage of passengers.

8 Amendments consequential on revision of Convention.

9 Application to British possessions, etc.

10 Application to Scotland.

11 Application to Northern Ireland.

12 Orders in Council.

13 Application to Crown.

14 Short title, interpretation and commencement.

SCHEDULE CONVENTION ON THE CONTRACT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS AND LUGGAGE BY ROAD

Chapter I SCOPE OF APPLICATION

1This Convention shall apply to every contract for the carriage...

2For the purposes of this Convention: (a) “carrier” means any...

3This Convention shall also apply where the carrier is a...

4The Contracting States undertake not to vary any of the...

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Chapter II PERSONS FOR WHOM THE CARRIER IS RESPONSIBLE

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Chapter III TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS

Section 1. Passengers

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1Where passengers are carried, the carrier shall issue an individual...

2The ticket shall show the name and the address of...

3The carrier shall be liable for any damage which may...

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Section 2. Luggage

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1The carrier may, and at the request of the passenger...

2The luggage registration voucher, if it is not combined with...

3The carrier shall be liable for any damage which may...

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1A carrier acting in good faith shall be deemed to...

2If the luggage registration voucher is not produced, the carrier...

3Luggage which is not claimed on the arrival of the...

Chapter IV LIABILITY OF THE CARRIER

Section 1. Personal Injuries

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1The carrier shall be liable for loss or damage resulting...

2The carrier shall be relieved of this liability if the...

3The carrier shall not be relieved of liability by reason...

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1The total damages payable by the carrier in respect of...

2The amount referred to in paragraph 1 of this article...

3A higher limit may be agreed between the parties to...

4The limitations of damages referred to in this article shall...

Section 2. Damage to Luggage

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1The carrier shall be liable for loss or damage resulting...

2The carrier shall be relieved of this liability, if the...

3The carrier shall not be relieved of liability by reason...

1Luggage not delivered within fourteen days from the date on...

2If a piece of luggage which is deemed to be...

1When under the provisions of this Convention a carrier is...

2The amounts referred to in paragraph 1 of this article...

3Higher limits may be agreed between the parties to the...

Section 3. General Provisions

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1The carrier shall be exonerated wholly or in part from...

2Where the carrier is liable for the loss or damage...

3The carrier shall not be liable under this Convention for...

1In all cases governed by this Convention, proceedings for liability...

2If the loss or damage results from wilful misconduct or...

3Subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the total...

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Chapter V CLAIMS AND ACTIONS

1The receipt of luggage by a passenger without complaint on...

2The passenger shall be relieved of the obligations imposed on...

1In all legal proceedings arising out of carriage under this...

2Where in respect of a claim to which paragraph 1...

3Where a judgment entered by a court or tribunal of...

4The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall apply to judgments...

5Security for costs of proceedings arising out of carriage under...

1The period of limitation for actions arising out of the...

2The period of limitation for actions arising out of carriage...

3A written claim shall suspend the period of limitation until...

4Subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the extension...

Chapter VI NULLITY OF STIPULATIONS TO THE CONVENTION

1Any stipulation which would directly or indirectly derogate from the...

2In particular, any clause assigning to the carrier the benefit...

3Any clause assigning to an arbitral tribunal a jurisdiction which...

Chapter VII FINAL PROVISIONS

1Any Contracting Party to the Agreement on General Conditions for...

2The declaration referred to in paragraph 1 of this article...

1Any Contracting Party may, at the time of signing, ratifying...

2The reservation referred to in paragraph 1 of this article...

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Carriage of Passengers by Road Act 1974 (repealed)

1974 CHAPTER 35

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