Carriage by Air Act 1974 · Updated to 1 Jun 2015
1. Short title, application and commencement
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
This Act may be cited as the Carriage By Air Act 1974 and shall extend throughout Malaysia.
Except as provided in subsection (3), this Act shall come into force on such day as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong may by order certify to be the day on which the Convention comes into force as regards
Convention
“Convention” means the Convention for the unification of certain rules relating to international carriage by air known as “the Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague 1955” as set out in the First Schedule;
Malaysia.
Section 11 shall come into force on such day as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong may by order certify to be the day on which the
Supplementary Convention comes into force as regards Malaysia.
Supplementary Convention
“Supplementary Convention” means the Convention, supplementary to the Warsaw Convention, signed at Guadalajara on the 18 September 1961, for the unification of certain rules relating to Carriage by Air 7 international carriage by air performed by a person other than the contracting carrier, as set out in the Second Schedule. Convention to have force of law
Section 11A shall come into force on such day as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong may by order certify to be the day on which the
Amended Convention and the Montreal Convention come into force as regards Malaysia.
Amended Convention
“Amended Convention” means the Convention as further amended by the Montreal Protocol…
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Terms defined in s 2
Amended Convention
Defined · s 2“Amended Convention” means the Convention as further amended by the Montreal Protocol…
Convention
Defined · s 2“Convention” means the Convention for the unification of certain rules relating to international carriage by air known as “the Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague 1955” as set out in the First Schedule;
Montreal Convention
Defined · s 2“Montreal Convention” means the Convention, signed at Montreal on the 28 May 1999, for the unification of certain rules relating to international carriage by air, as set out in the Sixth Schedule;
Supplementary Convention
Defined · s 2“Supplementary Convention” means the Convention, supplementary to the Warsaw Convention, signed at Guadalajara on the 18 September 1961, for the unification of certain rules relating to Carriage by Air 7 international carriage by air performed by a person other than the contracting carrier, as set out in the Second Schedule. Convention to have force of law