The Carriage by Air (Guernsey) Order 1967

• Citation: S.I. 1967/804
• Sections: 25

Section 1

The Carriage by Air Act 1961 and the Carriage by Air (Supplementary Provisions) Act 1962 shall extend to the Bailiwick of Guernsey subject to the exceptions, adaptations and modifications specified in the Schedule to this Order.

Section 2

This Order and any Order in Council made under section 2 or 7 or order made under section 4 of the said Act of 1961 shall be registered by the Royal Court of Guernsey.

Section 3

The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the purpose of the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the purpose of the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

Section 4

This Order may be cited as the Carriage by Air (Guernsey) Order 1967 and shall come into operation on 1st June 1967.

Section 1

In section 1(1) for the words “the United Kingdom” there shall be substituted the word “Guernsey” .

Section 2

For section 1(3) there shall be substituted the following subsection:—

(3) This section shall come into force on 1st June 1967.

Section 3

For section 3 there shall be substituted the following section:—

(`3) References in Article 1 of the Law entitled “ Loi relative à la compensation qui pourra être accordée aux families de personnes dont la mort aura été causée par accident ” registered on 28th December 1900, as it applies in the Island of Guernsey, and as it has effect in Alderney and in Sark by virtue of the Fatal Accidents and Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 1965, to “ un acteblâmable, négligence ou impéritie ” shall include references to any occurrence which gives rise to a liability under Article 17 in Schedule 1 to this Act.'.

Section 4

In section 4 for the words “the United Kingdom” wherever they occur there shall be substituted the word “Guernsey” .

Section 5

In section 5(3) the words after “references to an arbitration” shall be omitted.

Section 6

Section 6 shall be omitted.

Section 7

In section 8 for the words “the United Kingdom” there shall be substituted the word “Guernsey” .

Section 8

Section 11 shall be omitted.

Section 9

For section 12 there shall be substituted the following section:—

Construction of references to enactments having effect in Guernsey

(12) Any reference in this Act to an enactment which has effect in Guernsey shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended whether before or after the passing of this Act and to any such enactment made thereafter which re-enacts that enactment with or without modification.

Section 10

In section 14(3) the words before “the Acts” shall be omitted.

Section 11

In Schedule 2 the reference to the Civil Aviation Act 1949 shall be construed as a reference to that Act as extended to Guernsey by the Civil Aviation Act (Channel Islands) Order 1953 , and the entries in that Schedule, other than those relating to that Act, the Carriage by Air Act 1932 and the Nuclear Installations (Licensing and Insurance) Act 1959, shall be omitted.

Section 12

In section 1(1) for the words “the United Kingdom” there shall be substituted the word “Guernsey” .

Section 13

For section 2(1) there shall be substituted the following subsection:—

(`(1) In the Schedule to this Act “ the Warsaw Convention ” means the Convention set out in Schedule 1 to the Carriage by Air Act 1961, but, in relation to rights or liabilities arising out of an occurrence before 1st June 1967, “ the Warsaw Convention ” means the Convention set out in Schedule 1 to the Carriage by Air Act 1932.'.

Section 14

Section 2(3) shall be omitted.

Section 15

In section 4 for the words from “the day on which” to “comes into force” there shall be substituted the words “1st June 1967” .

Section 16

Section 5(3) and (4) shall be omitted.

Section 17

Section 6(2) shall be omitted.

Section 18

For section 7(2) there shall be substituted the following subsection:—

(2) This Act shall come into force on 1st June 1967.

Section 19

In section 7(3) the words after “foregoing subsection” shall be omitted.

Section 20

Any reference to the Carriage by Air Act 1932 shall be construed as a reference to that Act as extended to Guernsey by the Carriage by Air (Guernsey) Order 1935 and by the Carriage by Air (Guernsey) Order 1961 , and any reference to the Carriage by Air Act 1961 or to the Carriage by Air (Supplementary Provisions) Act 1962 shall be construed as a reference to that Act as extended to Guernsey by this Order.

Section 21

In this Schedule “ Guernsey ” means the Bailiwick of Guernsey.