International Transport Conventions Act 1983
The Railway Convention
1 Convention to have the force of law.
2 Destination of Member States etc.
3 Fatal accidents.
4 Power of court to take account of other proceedings.
5 Conversion of special drawing rights into sterling.
6 Enforcement of judgments.
7 Examination of luggage.
8 Amendments consequential on revision of Convention.
Other international transport conventions
9 Power to make amendments consequential on revision of other international transport conventions.
Supplementary
10 Application to Crown.
11 Short title, repeals and commencement.
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1
Fatal Accidents: Scotland
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SCHEDULE 2
Power to make Amendments consequential on revision of International Transport Conventions
The Carriage by Air Act 1961
1In section 8A(1) for the words from “provide” to “modifications”...
The Carriage of Goods by Road Act 1965
2In section 8A(1) for paragraphs (a) and (b) there shall...
The Carriage of Passengers by Road Act 1974
3(1) In section 8(1) for paragraphs (a) and (b) there...
The International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs Act 1976
4For section 16(1) there shall be substituted—
SCHEDULE 3
Repeals

International Transport Conventions Act 1983

1983 c. 14

An Act to give effect to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail signed on behalf of the United Kingdom on 9th May 1980; and to make further provision for the amendment of Acts giving effect to other international transport conventions so as to take account of revisions of the conventions to which they give effect.

I1Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Annotations:
Commencement Information
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Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s.11(3); Act wholly in force at 1.5.1985.