The Carriage by Air Act, 1972 (Act No. 69 of 1972) gives effect to the Warsaw Convention (1929), the Hague Protocol (1955), and the Montreal Convention (1999) governing international air carriage of passengers, baggage, and cargo, and extends these rules to domestic (non-international) carriage as well.
Sections
- Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 — Definitions
- Section 3 — Application of Convention to India
- Section 4 — Application of amended Convention to India
- Section 4A — Application of Montreal Convention to India
- Section 5 — Liability in case of death
- Section 6 — Conversion of francs
- Section 6A — Conversion of Special Drawing Rights
- Section 7 — Provisions regarding suits against High Contracting Parties who undertake carriage by air
- Section 8 — Application of Act to carriage by air which is not international
- Section 8A — Power to make rules
Note: Section 9 was repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1978, with effect from 26 November 1978, and is no longer part of the Act.
Schedules
- First Schedule — Warsaw Convention Rules
- Second Schedule — Hague Protocol (Amended Convention) Rules
- Third Schedule — Montreal Convention Rules (current operative liability framework)
Note: The Act also contains an Annexure listing the countries that are High Contracting Parties/State Parties to each Convention and the date each Convention came into force for them — this reference table is not reproduced here.
