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Carriage by Air Act 1974 s 10

Carriage by Air Act 1974 s 10

s 10 Actions against High Contracting Parties

(1) Every High Contracting Party to the Convention who has not availed himself of the provisions of the Additional Protocol at the end of the Convention shall for the purposes of any action brought in a court in Malaysia in accordance with Article 28 of the Convention to enforce a claim in respect of carriage undertaken by him, be deemed to have submitted to the jurisdiction of that court, and accordingly rules of court may provide for the manner in which any action is to be commenced and carried on; but nothing in this section shall authorize the issue of execution against the property of any High Contracting Party. (2) The reference to Article 28 of the Convention in subsection (1) includes a reference to Article VIII of the Supplementary Convention.

Malay text (authoritative)

Tindakan terhadap Pihak Berjanji Tertinggi

(1) Tiap-tiap Pihak Berjanji Tertinggi kepada Konvensyen, yang tidak menggunakan bagi faedahnya peruntukan Protokol Tambahan yang terdapat di hujung Konvensyen itu hendaklah bagi maksud apa-apa tindakan yang dibawa dalam sesuatu mahkamah dalam Malaysia mengikut Perkara 28 Konvensyen itu untuk menguatkuasakan sesuatu tuntutan mengenai pengangkutan yang diselenggarakan olehnya, disifatkan telah patuh kepada bidang kuasa mahkamah itu, dan oleh yang demikian kaedah-kaedah mahkamah boleh memperuntukkan cara bagaimana sesuatu tindakan hendak dimula dan diteruskan; tetapi tiada apa-apa jua dalam seksyen ini boleh membenar perintah pelaksanaan dikeluarkan terhadap harta mana-mana Pihak Berjanji Tertinggi. (2) Rujukan kepada Perkara 28 dalam Konvensyen itu dalam subseksyen (1) termasuklah rujukan kepada Perkara VIII dalam Konvensyen Tambahan.

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Find Act 148 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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