Carriage by Air Act 1974 · Updated to 1 Jun 2015
5. Fatal accidents
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Any liability imposed by Article 17 of the Convention, Article 17
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;
of the Amended Convention or paragraph 1 of Article 17 of the
Amended Convention
“Amended Convention” means the Convention as further amended by the Montreal Protocol…
Montreal Convention on a carrier in respect of the death of a passenger shall be in substitution for any liability of the carrier in respect of the death of that passenger either under any written law or any rule of law in force in Malaysia relating to fatal accidents due to a wrongful act, neglect or default and the provisions set out in the
Montreal Convention
“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;
Third Schedule shall have effect with respect to the person by and for whose benefit the liability so imposed is enforceable and with respect to the manner in which it may be enforced.
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;