Air Navigation and Transport (International Conventions) Act 2004

Repeals and consequential amendments.

11.—(1) Part III of, and the First Schedule to, the Air Navigation and Transport Act 1936 are repealed.

(2) Section 2 (1) of the Air Navigation and Transport Act 1936 is amended—

(a) by substituting the following definition for the definition of the expression “the Minister”:

“the expression ‘the Minister’ means the Minister for Transport;”;

(b) by repealing the definition of the expression “the Warsaw Convention”;

(3) Section 3 of the Air Navigation and Transport Act 1936 is amended—

(a) by deleting from subsection (1) “(except Part III thereof)”, and

(b) by deleting from subsection (2) “(except Part III thereof)”.

(4) Section 21 of the Air Navigation and Transport Act 1936 is amended by substituting the following subsection for subsection (3):

“(3) This section does not affect the operation of—

(a) the Air Navigation and Transport (International Conventions) Act 2004, or

(b) a contract for the carriage of passengers or goods by air in so far as the contract provides for determining or limiting the liability of the carrier.”.

(5) Section 24 of the Air Navigation and Transport Act 1936 is amended by substituting the following subsection for subsection (7):

“(7) This section does not affect the operation of—

(a) the Air Navigation and Transport (International Conventions) Act 2004, or

(b) a contract for the carriage of passengers or goods by air in so far as the contract provides for determining or limiting the liability of the carrier.”.