International Transport Conventions Act 1983

1983 CHAPTER 14 _I1

An Act to give effect to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail signed on behalf of the United Kingdom on 9th May 1980; and to make further provision for the amendment of Acts giving effect to other international transport conventions so as to take account of revisions of the conventions to which they give effect.

[11th April 1983]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

The Railway Convention

^F1 1 Convention to have the force of law.

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^F1 2 Destination of Member States etc.

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^F1 3 Fatal accidents.

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^F1 4 Power of court to take account of other proceedings.

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^F1 5 Conversion of special drawing rights into sterling.

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^F1 6 Enforcement of judgments.

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^F1 7 Examination of luggage.

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^F1 8 Amendments consequential on revision of Convention.

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Other international transport conventions

9 Power to make amendments consequential on revision of other international transport conventions.

The Acts mentioned in Schedule 2 to this Act (which give effect to other international transport conventions) shall have effect with the amendments there specified, being amendments making further provision for enabling those Acts to be modified so as to take account of revisions of the conventions to which they give effect.

Supplementary

10 Application to Crown.

This Act binds the Crown.

11 Short title, repeals and commencement. _cross-notes

(1) This Act may be cited as the International Transport Conventions Act 1983.

(2) ^M1 The enactments mentioned in Schedule 3 to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule; and in section 31(3) and 32(4) of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 for the words “section 5 of the Carriage by Railway Act 1972” there shall be substituted the words “ section 6 of the International Transport Conventions Act 1983 ” .

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SCHEDULES

^F3 SCHEDULE 1

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SCHEDULE 2

Power to make Amendments consequential on revision of International Transport Conventions

^M2 The Carriage by Air Act 1961

1 In section 8A(1) for the words from “provide” to “modifications” there shall be substituted the words “ make such amendments of this Act, the Carriage by Air (Supplementary Provisions) Act 1962 and section 5(1) of the Carriage by Air and Road Act 1979 ” .

^M3 The Carriage of Goods by Road Act 1965

2 In section 8A(1) for paragraphs (a) and (b) there shall be substituted—

“ (a) this Act; and ” .

^M4 The Carriage of Passengers by Road Act 1974

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^M5 The International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs Act 1976

4 For section 16(1) there shall be substituted—

“ (1) If at any time it appears to Her Majesty in Council that Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom have agreed to any revision of the Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be Used for such Carriage ( ATP ) Her Majesty may by Order in Council make such amendments of this Act as Her Majesty considers appropriate in consequence of the revision.

(1A) In subsection (1) above “ revision ” means an omission from, addition to or alteration of that Agreement and includes replacement of that Agreement or part of it by another agreement. ”

SCHEDULE 3

Repeals

Chapter etc.	Title	Extent of repeal
1972 c. 33.	The Carriage by Railway Act 1972	The whole Act.
1976 c. 30.	The Fatal Accidents Act 1976.	In Schedule 1, paragraph 4.
S.I. 1977/1251 (N.I. 18).	The Fatal Accidents (Northern Ireland) Order 1977.	In Schedule 1, paragraph 7.
1978 c. 47.	The Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978.	In Schedule 1, paragraph 8.
1982 c. 53.	The Administration of Justice Act 1982.	Section 3(3).

in force	Provision is in force
in force*	In force only for specified purposes (see footnote)
not in force	Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)
defined term	Defined term
_dfn	Defined term (alternative style)

in force

Provision is in force

in force*

In force only for specified purposes (see footnote)

not in force

Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)

defined term

Defined term

_dfn

Defined term (alternative style)

footnote	commentary	in force status	insert/omit
C1	Power of appointment conferred by section 11(3) fully exercised: S.I. 1985/612
F1	Ss. 1-8 repealed (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1) by The Railways (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2092) , reg. 1 , Sch. 2 para. 1	this amendment (repealed text) is marked as yet to come into force, see the commentary.	repealed
F1	Ss. 1-8 repealed (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1) by The Railways (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2092) , reg. 1 , Sch. 2 para. 1	this amendment (repealed text) is marked as yet to come into force, see the commentary.	repealed
F1	Ss. 1-8 repealed (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1) by The Railways (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2092) , reg. 1 , Sch. 2 para. 1	this amendment (repealed text) is marked as yet to come into force, see the commentary.	repealed
F1	Ss. 1-8 repealed (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1) by The Railways (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2092) , reg. 1 , Sch. 2 para. 1	this amendment (repealed text) is marked as yet to come into force, see the commentary.	repealed
F1	Ss. 1-8 repealed (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1) by The Railways (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2092) , reg. 1 , Sch. 2 para. 1	this amendment (repealed text) is marked as yet to come into force, see the commentary.	repealed
F1	Ss. 1-8 repealed (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1) by The Railways (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2092) , reg. 1 , Sch. 2 para. 1	this amendment (repealed text) is marked as yet to come into force, see the commentary.	repealed
F1	Ss. 1-8 repealed (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1) by The Railways (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2092) , reg. 1 , Sch. 2 para. 1	this amendment (repealed text) is marked as yet to come into force, see the commentary.	repealed
F1	Ss. 1-8 repealed (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1) by The Railways (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2092) , reg. 1 , Sch. 2 para. 1	this amendment (repealed text) is marked as yet to come into force, see the commentary.	repealed
F2	S. 11(3)(4) repealed (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1) by The Railways (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2092) , reg. 1 , Sch. 2 para. 1	this amendment (repealed text) is marked as yet to come into force, see the commentary.	repealed
F3	Sch. 1 repealed (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1) by The Railways (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2092) , reg. 1 , Sch. 2 para. 1	this amendment (repealed text) is marked as yet to come into force, see the commentary.	repealed
F4	Sch. 2 para. 3 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14) , Sch. 1 Pt. 14		repealed
I1	Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s.11(3) ; Act wholly in force at 1.5.1985.
M1	1982 c. 27 .
M2	1961 c. 27 .
M3	1965 c. 37 .
M4	1974 c. 35 .
M5	1976 c. 58 .

International Transport Conventions Act 1983

1983 CHAPTER 14 I1

The Railway Convention

F1 1 Convention to have the force of law.

F1 2 Destination of Member States etc.

F1 3 Fatal accidents.

F1 4 Power of court to take account of other proceedings.

F1 5 Conversion of special drawing rights into sterling.

F1 6 Enforcement of judgments.

F1 7 Examination of luggage.

F1 8 Amendments consequential on revision of Convention.

Other international transport conventions

9 Power to make amendments consequential on revision of other international transport conventions.

Supplementary

10 Application to Crown.

11 Short title, repeals and commencement. cross-notes

SCHEDULES

F3 SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 2

Power to make Amendments consequential on revision of International Transport Conventions

M2 The Carriage by Air Act 1961

M3 The Carriage of Goods by Road Act 1965

M4 The Carriage of Passengers by Road Act 1974

M5 The International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs Act 1976

SCHEDULE 3

Repeals

Status of changes to instrument text

1983 CHAPTER 14 _I1

^F1 1 Convention to have the force of law.

^F1 2 Destination of Member States etc.

^F1 3 Fatal accidents.

^F1 4 Power of court to take account of other proceedings.

^F1 5 Conversion of special drawing rights into sterling.

^F1 6 Enforcement of judgments.

^F1 7 Examination of luggage.

^F1 8 Amendments consequential on revision of Convention.

11 Short title, repeals and commencement. _cross-notes

^F3 SCHEDULE 1

^M2 The Carriage by Air Act 1961

^M3 The Carriage of Goods by Road Act 1965

^M4 The Carriage of Passengers by Road Act 1974

^M5 The International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs Act 1976