Civil Aviation Act 1990

International carriage by air

91A: Interpretation

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"This part explains what important words mean in rules about flying between countries"

This part of the Civil Aviation Act 1990 explains some important terms about international air travel. Here's what they mean:

Additional Protocol No 1 is a change made to the Warsaw Convention. People could sign it in Montreal on 25 September 1975.

Additional Protocol No 2 is another change. It affects both the Warsaw Convention and the Hague Protocol. You could also sign this one in Montreal on 25 September 1975.

The amended Convention is a mix of different agreements. It includes the Warsaw Convention and changes made by the Hague Protocol, Additional Protocols 1 and 2, and Protocol No 4. You can find the full English version in Schedule 4.

When the law talks about a court for certain air travel agreements, it can also mean an arbitrator. This applies to the Montreal Convention, the amended Convention, and the Guadalajara Convention.

The Guadalajara Convention is about air travel when someone other than the main carrier does the job. You can read it in English in Schedule 5. People could sign it in Guadalajara on 18 September 1961.

The Hague Protocol is another agreement people could sign at the Hague on 28 September 1955.

A High Contracting Party means the same thing as in Article 40A of the amended Convention.

The Montreal Convention is about making some air travel rules the same everywhere. It was done in Montreal on 28 May 1999. You can read it in English in Schedule 6.

Protocol No 4 is one more change to the Warsaw Convention and the Hague Protocol. People could sign it in Montreal on 25 September 1975.

The Warsaw Convention is the original agreement about some international air travel rules. People could sign it in Warsaw on 12 October 1929. It also includes an extra part called the Additional Protocol.

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Transport and travel > Air travel

91: Application of Commerce Act 1986, or

"Rules for airlines working together on international flights"

91B: Application of Guadalajara Convention, or

"The Guadalajara Convention's rules are added to another agreement"

Part 9AInternational carriage by air

91AInterpretation

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—
Additional Protocol No 1 means Additional Protocol No 1 to amend the Warsaw Convention which was opened for signature at Montreal on 25 September 1975
Additional Protocol No 2 means Additional Protocol No 2 to amend the Warsaw Convention and the Hague Protocol which was opened for signature at Montreal on 25 September 1975
the amended Convention means the Convention, the English text of which is set out in Schedule 4, being the Warsaw Convention as amended by the following protocols:
1. the Hague Protocol:
2. Additional Protocols Nos 1 and 2, and Protocol No 4
court, in relation to an arbitration allowed by the Montreal Convention, the amended Convention, or the Guadalajara Convention, includes an arbitrator
the Guadalajara Convention means the Convention, the English text of which is set out in Schedule 5, being a 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, which opened for signature at Guadalajara on 18 September 1961
the Hague Protocol means the Protocol opened for signature at the Hague on 28 September 1955
High Contracting Party has the same meaning as in Article 40A of the amended Convention
Montreal Convention means the Convention, the English text of which is set out in Schedule 6, for the unification of certain rules for international carriage by air done at Montreal on 28 May 1999
Protocol No 4 means Protocol No 4 to amend the Warsaw Convention and the Hague Protocol which was opened for signature at Montreal on 25 September 1975
the Warsaw Convention means the Convention for the unification of certain rules relating to international carriage by air, which opened for signature at Warsaw on 12 October 1929; and includes the Additional Protocol to that Convention.

Compare

1967 No 151 s 5
1990 No 102 s 2

Notes

Section 91A: inserted, on 1 December 1999, by section 3 of the Civil Aviation Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 70).
Section 91A court: substituted, on 4 November 2003, by section 25(1) of the Civil Aviation Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 15).
Section 91A Montreal Convention: inserted, on 4 November 2003, by section 25(2) of the Civil Aviation Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 15).