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← Carriage by Air (Montreal Convention, 1999) Act 2007

Carriage by Air (Montreal Convention, 1999) Act 2007 s 9

s 9 Time for bringing proceedings

9.—(1) An action against a carrier’s servant or agent which arises out of damage to which the Convention relates must not, if the servant or agent was acting within the scope of the servant’s or agent’s employment, be brought after more than 2 years, reckoned from —(a) the date of arrival at the destination; (b) the date on which the aircraft ought to have arrived at the destination; or (c) the date on which the carriage stopped. (2) Article 35 of the Convention must not be read as applying to any proceedings for contribution between persons liable for any damage to which the Convention relates. (3) Subject to sections 4 and 29 of the Limitation Act 1959, an action must not be brought by a person liable for any damage to which the Convention relates to recover contribution from any other person in respect of the damage after the expiration of 2 years from the time when a court gives judgment or makes an award against the person seeking to recover the contribution. (4) Subsections (1), (2) and (3) and Article 35 of the Convention have effect as if references in those provisions to an action included references to an arbitration.

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