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The Carriage by Air Act, 1972

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An Act to give effect to the Convention for the unification of certain rules relating to international carriage by air signed at Warsaw on the 12th day of October, 1929 and to the said Convention as amended by the Hague Protocol on the 28th day of September, 1955 and also to the Montreal Convention signed on the 28th day of May, 1999 and to make provision for applying the rules contained in the said Convention in its original form and in the amended form (subject to exceptions, adaptations and modifications) to non-international carriage by air and for matters connected therewith.

Act number
69 of 1972
Ministry
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Enacted
19 Dec 1972

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12 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Application of Convention to India.
  4. Section 4Application of amended Convention to India.
  5. Section 4AApplication of Montreal Convention to India.
  6. Section 5Liability in case of death.
  7. Section 6Conversion of frances.
  8. Section 6AConversion of Special Drawing Rights.
  9. Section 7Provisions regarding suits against High Contracting Parties who undertake carriage by air.
  10. Section 8Application of Act to carriage by air which is not international.
  11. Section 8APower to make rules.
  12. Section 9Repealed.