The Carriage by Air Acts (Application of Provisions) Order 2004

Interpretation U.K.

2.  In this Order—

“the Act of 1961” means the Carriage by Air Act 1961;

“the Act of 1962” means the Carriage by Air (Supplementary Provisions) Act 1962;

“the 1955 amended Convention” means the English text of the Warsaw Convention with the amendments made in it by the Hague Protocol as set out in Schedule 1 to the Act of 1961, and includes the Additional Protocol to the Warsaw Convention as set out at the end of that Schedule;

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[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;]

“the Guadalajara Convention” means the English text of the Convention, supplementary to the Warsaw Convention, for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to International Carriage by Air performed by a Person other than the Contracting Carrier, as set out in the Schedule to the Act of 1962;

“the MP4 Convention” means the English text of the Warsaw Convention with the amendments made in it by the Hague Protocol and as further amended by Protocol No. 4 of Montreal, 1975 as set out in Schedule 1A to the Act of 1961; F3 ...

“the Montreal Convention” means the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air done at Montreal on 28 May 1999 [F4 ; and ]

[F4 “UK air carrier” has the meaning given by Article 2 of the Council Regulation]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in art. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Air Passenger Rights and Air Travel Organisers' Licensing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/278), regs. 1(3), 4(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2 Words in art. 2 substituted (23.8.2004) by The Air Carrier Liability (No. 2) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1974), regs. 1, 2

F3 Word in art. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Air Passenger Rights and Air Travel Organisers' Licensing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/278), regs. 1(3), 4(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Words in art. 2 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Air Passenger Rights and Air Travel Organisers' Licensing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/278), regs. 1(3), 4(2)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)