Malaysia legislation
Section 7
Section 7
(2)
Article 29 of the Convention, Article 29 of the Amended
Convention and Article 35 of the Montreal Convention shall not be read as applying to any proceedings for contribution between tortfeasors, but no action shall be brought by a tortfeasor to obtain a contribution from a carrier in respect of a tort to which
Article 29 of the Amended Convention and Article 35 of the
Montreal Convention applies after the expiration of two years from the time when judgment is obtained against the person seeking to obtain the contribution.
(3)
Subsections (1) and (2) and Article 29 of the Convention,
Article 29 of the Amended Convention and Article 35 of the
Montreal Convention shall have effect as if references in those provisions to an action included references to an arbitration; and the provisions of the appropriate law in force in the relevant part of Malaysia which determine the time at which an arbitration is deemed to be commenced shall apply for the purposes of this subsection.
Carriage by Air 11
(4)
In this section references to a carrier include references to an actual carrier as defined in paragraph (c) of Article I of the
Supplementary Convention as well as to a contracting carrier as defined in paragraph (b) of that Article and to an actual carrier as defined in Article 39 of the Montreal Convention.
Contributory negligence