# Carriage by Air Act 1961, Paragraph

Status: prospective

(1) In the carriage of passengers and baggage, if the carrier proves that the damage was caused or contributed to by the negligence or other wrongful act or omission of the person claiming compensation, the carrier shall be wholly or partly exonerated from his liability to such person to the extent that such negligence or wrongful act or omission caused or contributed to the damage. When by reason of the death or injury of a passenger compensation is claimed by a person other than the passenger, the carrier shall likewise be wholly or partly exonerated from his liability to the extent that he proves that the damage was caused or contributed to by the negligence or other wrongful act or omission of that passenger.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/9-10/27/schedule/1/part/I/chapter/III/crossheading/article-21/paragraph/wrapper155n1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/carriage-by-air-act-1961/schedule-1/part-I/chapter-III/crossheading-article-21/paragraph-wrapper155n1
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