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(1) This Order may be cited as the Carriage
of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea (Interim Provisions) (Notice)
Order 1980 and shall come into operation on 1st January 1981.
(2) In this Order:
 “carrier” “luggage” and 
“passenger” have the same
meanings as in Article 1
of the Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers
and their Luggage by Sea 1974 (hereinafter referred to as “the
Athens Convention”), as set out in 
Part I of Schedule 3 to the 1979 Act;
 “the principal Order”
 means the 
Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea (Interim Provisions) Order
1980.
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(1) In relation to any contract of carriage
to which the principal Order applies, the carrier shall give to the passenger
notice of those provisions of the Athens Convention
 specified in the Schedule hereto.
(2) Such notice shall be given before departure
and it shall be sufficient compliance with paragraph
(1) if the notice contains a statement that:

(a) the provisions of the 
Athens Convention may be applicable; and
(b) the Athens
Convention in most cases limits the carrier's
liability for death or personal injury or loss of or damage to luggage (including
a vehicle) and makes special provision for valuables; and
(c) the Athens
Convention presumes that luggage has been delivered
undamaged unless written notice is given to the carrier:
(i) in the case of apparent damage, before
or at the time of disembarkation or re-delivery, or
(ii) in the case of damage which is not apparent
or of loss, within 15 days from the date of disembarkation or re-delivery
or from the time when such re-delivery should have taken place:Provided that where a ticket is issued, and it is practicable
to do so, the ticket itself shall contain a statement specifying the matters
set out in subparagraphs (a) to
(c).
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Any carrier who fails to comply with 
Article 2 above shall be guilty of an offence
and liable on summary conviction to a fine of an amount not exceeding £500.

Norman Tebbit
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department of Trade
30th July 1980
SCHEDULE
Article 2(1)

Article 5—Valuables;

Article 7—Limit
of liability for personal injury;

Article 8—Limit of liability for loss
of, or damage to, luggage;

Article 15—Notice of loss or damage to
luggage.
