In force · As amended up to 2026-08
52. The expression "days" when used in this Schedule means calendar days and not working days.
ANNEXURE
[ See sub-section (2) of section 3, sub-section (2) of section 4 and sub-section (2) of section 4A] PART-I
|Sl.|High Contracting|Date of enforcement of|
|---|---|---|
|No.|Parties to Convention|Convention|
|(1)|(2)|(3)|
|1.|Afghanistan|21st May, 1969|
|2.|Algeria|31st August, 1964|
|3.|Angola|8th June, 1998|
|4.|Argentina|19th June, 1952|
|5.|Armenia|23rd February, 1999|
|6.|Australia|30th October, 1935|
|7.|Austria|27th December, 1961|
|8.|Azerbaijan|23rd April, 2000|
|9.|Bahamas|10th July, 1973|
|10|Bahrain|10th June, 1998|
|11.|Bangladesh|26th March, 1971|
|12.|Barbados|30th November, 1966|
|13.|Belarus|25th December, 1959|
|14.|Belgium|11th October, 1936|
|15.|Benin|1st August, 1960|
|16.|Bolivia|29th March, 1999|
|17.|Bosnia and Herzegovina|6th March, 1992|
|18.|Botswana|30th September, 1966|
|19.|Brazil|13th February, 1933|
|20.|Brunei Darussalam|1st January, 1984|
|21.|Bulgaria|23rd September, 1949|
|22.|Burkina Faso|9th March, 1962|
|23.|Cambodia|12th March, 1997|
|24.|Cameroon|1st January, 1960|
|25.|Canada|8th September, 1947|
|26.|Cape Verde|8th May, 2002|
|27.|Chile|31st May, 1979|
|28.|China|18th October, 1958|
|29.|Colombia|13th November, 1966|
|30.|Comoros|9th September, 1991|
|Sl.|High Contracting|Date of enforcement of|
|---|---|---|
|No.|Parties to Convention|Convention|
|(1)|(2)|(3)|
|31.|Congo|15th August, 1960|
|32.|Costa Rica|8th August, 1984|
|33.|Cote d'Ivoire|7th August, 1960|
|34.|Croatia|8th October, 1991|
|35.|Cuba|19th October, 1964|
|36.|Cyprus|16th August, 1960|
|37.|Czech Republic|1st January, 1993|
|38.<br>39.|Democratic People's<br>Republic of Korea<br>Democratic Republic of the<br>Congo|30th May, 1961<br>30th June, 1960|
|40.|Denmark|1st October, 1937|
|41.|Dominican Republic|25th May, 1972|
|42.|Ecuador|1st March, 1970|
|43.|Egypt|5th December, 1955|
|44.|El Salvador||
|45.|Equatorial Guinea|19th March, 1989|
|46.|Estonia|14th June, 1998|
|47.|Ethiopia|12th November, 1950|
|48.|Fiji|10th October, 1970|
|49.|Finland|1st October, 1937|
|50.|France|13th February, 1933|
|51.|Gabon|16th May, 1969|
|52.|Germany|29th December, 1933|
|53.|Ghana|9th November, 1997|
|54.|Greece|11th April, 1938|
|55.|Grenada||
|56.|Guatemala|4th May, 1997|
|57.|Guinea|10th December, 1961|
|58.|Honduras|25th September, 1994|
|59.|Hungary|27th August, 1936|
|60.|Iceland|19th November, 1948|
|61.|India|15th August,1947|
|Sl.|High Contracting|Date of enforcement of|
|---|---|---|
|No.|Parties to Convention|Convention|
|(1)|(2)|(3)|
|62.|Indonesia|17th August, 1945|
|63.|Iran (Islamic Republic of)|6th October, 1975|
|64.|Iraq|26th September, 1972|
|65.|Ireland|19th December, 1935|
|66.|Israel|6th January, 1950|
|67.|Italy|15th May, 1933|
|68.|Japan|18th August, 1953|
|69.|Jordan|25th May, 1946|
|70.|Kazakhstan||
|71.|Kenya|12th December, 1963|
|72.|Kuwait|9th November, 1975|
|73.|Kyrgyzstan|9th May, 2000|
|74.|Lao People's Democratic<br>Republic|19th July, 1949|
|75.|Latvia|13th February, 1933|
|76.|Lebanon|22nd November, 1943|
|77.|Lesotho|4th October, 1966|
|78.|Liberia|31st July, 1942|
|79.|Libyan Arab Jamahiriya|14th August, 1969|
|80.|Liechtenstein|7th August, 1934|
|81.|Lithuania||
|82.|Luxembourg|5th January, 1950|
|83.|Madagascar|26th June, 1960|
|84.|Malawi|25th January, 1978|
|85.|Malaysia|16th September, 1963|
|86.|Maldives|11th January, 1996|
|87.|Mali|26th April, 1961|
|88.|Malta|21st September, 1964|
|89.|Mauritania|4th November, 1962|
|90.|Mauritius|15th January, 1990|
|91.|Mexico|15th May, 1933|
|92.|Monaco||
|93.|Mongolia|29thJuly,1962|
|Sl.|High Contracting|||Date of enforcement of|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|No.|Parties to Convention|||Convention|
|(1)|(2)|||(3)|
|94.|Morocco|||5th April, 1958|
|95.|Myanmar|||4th January, 1948|
|96.|Nauru|||31st January, 1968|
|97.|Nepal|||13th May, 1966|
|98.|Netherlands|||29th September, 1933|
|99.|New Zealand|||5th July, 1937|
|100.|Niger|||3rd August, 1960|
|101.|Nigeria|||1st October, 1960|
|102.|Norway|||1st October, 1937|
|103.|Oman|||4th November, 1976|
|104.|Pakistan|||14th August, 1947|
|105.|Panama|||10th February, 1997|
|106.|Papua New Guinea|||16th September, 1975|
|107.|Paraguay|||26th November, 1969|
|108.|Peru|||3rd October, 1998|
|109.|Philippines|||7th February, 1991|
|110.|Poland|||13th February, 1933|
|111.|Portugal|||18th June, 1947|
|112.|Qatar|||22nd March, 1987|
|113.|Republic of Korea||||
|114.|Republic of Moldova|||19th June, 1997|
|115.|Romania|||13th February, 1933|
|116.|Russian Federation|||18th November, 1934|
|117.|Rwanda|||1st July, 1962|
|118.|Saint<br>Vincent|and|the|27th October, 1979|
||Grenadines||||
|119.|Samona|||1st January, 1962|
|120.|Saudi Arabia|||27th April, 1969|
|121.|Senegal|||17th September, 1964|
|122.|Serbia and Montenegro|||27th April, 1992|
|123.|Seychelles|||22nd September, 1980|
|124.|Sierra Leone|||27th April, 1961|
|125.|Singapore|||3rdDecember,1971|
|Sl.|High Contracting|Date of enforcement of|
|---|---|---|
|No.|Parties to Convention|Convention|
|(1)|(2)|(3)|
|126.|Slovakia|1st January, 1993|
|127.|Slovenia|25th June, 1991|
|128.|Solomon Islands|7th July, 1978|
|129.|South Africa|22nd March, 1955|
|130.|Spain|13th February, 1933|
|131.|Sri lanka|4th February, 1948|
|132.|Sudan|12th May, 1975|
|133.|Suriname|28th September, 2003|
|134.|Swaziland||
|135.|Sweden|1st October, 1937|
|136.|Switzerland|7th August, 1934|
|137.|Syrian Arab Republic|2nd March, 1959|
|138.<br>139.<br>140.<br>141.<br>142.<br>143.<br>144.<br>145.<br>146.<br>147.<br>148.<br>149.|The former Yugoslav<br>Republic of Macedonia<br>Togo<br>Tonga<br>Trinidad and Tobago<br>Tunisia<br>Turkey<br>Turkmenistan<br>Uganda<br>Ukraine<br>United Arab Emirates<br>United Kingdom<br>United Kingdom for the<br>following territories:<br>- Bermuda<br>- British Antarctic<br>Territory<br>-Cayman,<br>Turks,<br>and<br>Calcos Islands<br>-Akrotiri and Dhekelia<br>-Falkland<br>Islands<br>and|17th September, 1991<br>30th September, 1980<br>4th June, 1970<br>31st August, 1962<br>13th February, 1964<br>23rd June, 1978<br>20th March, 1995<br>22nd October, 1963<br>12th November, 1959<br>3rd July, 1986<br>15th May, 1933<br>3rd March, 1935|
||Dependencies<br>-Hong Kong<br>-Monsserrat St. Helena and<br>Ascension||
|150.|United Republic of Tanzania|6th July, 1965|
|151.|United States|29th October, 1934|
|152.|Uruguay|2nd October,1979|
|Sl.|High Contracting|Date of enforcement of|
|---|---|---|
|No.|Parties to Convention|Convention|
|(1)|(2)|(3)|
|153.|Uzbekistan|28th May, 1997|
|154.|Vanuatu|24th January, 1982|
|155.|Venezuela|13th September, 1955|
|156.|Vietnam|9th January, 1983|
|157.|Yemen|4th August, 1982|
|158.|Zambia|24th October, 1964|
|159.|Zimbabwe|18th April, 1980|
PART-II
|Sl. No.|<br>High Contracting Parties to|Date of enforcement of|
|---|---|---|
||Convention|Convention|
|(1)|(2)|(3)|
|1.|Afghanistan|21st May, 1969|
|2.|Algeria|31st August, 1964|
|3.|Angola|8th June, 1998|
|4.|Argentina|10th September, 1969|
|5.|Australia|1st August, 1963|
|6.|Austria|24th June, 1971|
|7.|Azerbaijan|23rd April, 2000|
|8.|Bahamas|10th July, 1973|
|9.|Bahrain|10th June, 1998|
|10.|Bangladesh|26th March, 1971|
|11.|Belarus|1st August, 1963|
|12.|Belgium|25th November, 1963|
|13.|Benin|1st August, 1963|
|14.|Bosnia and herzegovina|6th March, 1992|
|15.|Brazil|14th September, 1964|
|16.|Bulgaria|13th March, 1964|
|17.|Cambodia|12th March, 1997|
|18.|Cameroon|1st August, 1963|
|19.|Canada|17th July, 1964|
|20.|Cape Verde|8th May, 2002|
|21.|Chile|31st May, 1979|
|22.|China|18th November, 1975|
|23.|Colombia|13th November, 1966|
|24.|Congo|1st August, 1963|
|25.|Costa Rica|8th August, 1984|
|Sl.|No.|High Contracting Parties to|Date of enforcement of|
|---|---|---|---|
|||Convention|Convention|
|(1)||(2)|(3)|
|26.||Cote d'Ivoire|1st August, 1963|
|27.||Croatia|8th October, 1991|
|28.||Cuba|28th November, 1965|
|29.||Cyprus|21st October, 1970|
|30.||Czech Republic|1st January, 1993|
|31.||Democratic People's Republic of|2nd February, 1981|
|||Korea||
|32.||Denmark|1st August, 1963|
|33.||Dominican Republic|25th May, 1972|
|34.||Ecuador|1st March, 1970|
|35.||Egypt|1st August, 1963|
|36.||El Salvador|1st August, 1963|
|37.||Estonia|14th June, 1998|
|38.||Fiji|10th October, 1970|
|39.||Finland|23rd August, 1977|
|40.||France|1st August, 1963|
|41.||Gabon|16th May, 1969|
|42.||Germany|1st August, 1963|
|43.||Ghana|9th November, 1997|
|44.||Greece|21st September, 1965|
|45.||Grenada|13th November, 1985|
|46.||Guatemala|26th October, 1971|
|47.||Guinea|7th January, 1991|
|48.||Hungary|1st August, 1963|
|49.||Iceland|1st August, 1963|
|50.||India|15th May, 1973|
|51.||Iran (Islamic Republic of)|6th October, 1975|
|52.||Iraq|1st August, 1963|
|53.||Ireland|1st August, 1963|
|54.||Israel|3rd November, 1964|
|55.||Italy|2nd August, 1963|
|56.||Japan|8th November, 1967|
|57.||Jordan|13th February,1974|
|Sl.|No.|High Contracting Parties to|High Contracting Parties to|Date of enforcement of|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Convention||Convention|
|(1)||(2)||(3)|
|58.||Kazakhstan||28th November, 2002|
|59.||Kenya||4th October, 1999|
|60.||Kuwait||9th November, 1975|
|61.||Kyrgyzstan||9th May, 2000|
|62.||Lao<br>People's|Democratic|1st August, 1963|
|||Republic|||
|63.||Latvia||31st December, 1998|
|64.||Lebanon||8th August, 1978|
|65.||Lesotho||15th January, 1976|
|66.||Libyan Arab Jamahiriya||14th August, 1969|
|67.||Liechtenstein||3rd April, 1966|
|68.||Lithuania||19th February, 1997|
|69.||Luxembourg||1st August, 1963|
|70.||Madagascar||1st August, 1963|
|71.||Malawi||7th September, 1971|
|72.||Malaysia||19th December, 1974|
|73.||Maldives||11th January, 1996|
|74.||Mali||29th March, 1964|
|75.||Mauritius||15th January, 1990|
|76.||Mexico||1st August, 1963|
|77.||Monaco||8th July, 1979|
|78.||Morocco||15th February, 1976|
|79.||Nauru||31st January, 1968|
|80.||Nepal||13th May, 1966|
|81.||Netherlands||1st August, 1963|
|82.||New Zealand||14th June, 1967|
|83.||Niger||1st August, 1963|
|84.||Nigeria||29th September, 1969|
|85.||Norway||1st August, 1963|
|86.||Oman||2nd November, 1987|
|87.||Pakistan||1st August, 1963|
|88.||Panama||10th February, 1997|
|89.||Papua New Guinea||16th September, 1975|
|90.||Paraguay||26th November, 1969|
|91.||Peru||3rd October, 1988|
|Sl. No.|High Contracting Parties to|High Contracting Parties to||Date of enforcement of|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Convention|||Convention|
|(1)|(2)|||(3)|
|92.|Philippines|||28th February, 1967|
|93.|Poland|||1st August, 1963|
|94.|Portugal|||15th December, 1963|
|95.|Qatar|||22nd March, 1987|
|96.|Republic of Korea|||11th October, 1967|
|97.|Republic of Moldova|||19th June, 1997|
|98.|Romania|||1st August, 1963|
|99.|Russian Federation|||1st August, 1963|
|100.|Rwanda|||27th March, 1991|
|101.<br>102<br>103.<br>104.<br>105.<br>106.<br>107.<br>108.<br>109.<br>110.<br>111.<br>112.<br>113.<br>114.<br>115.<br>116.<br>117.<br>118.<br>119.<br>120.<br>121.|Saint Vincent and<br>the Grenadines<br>Samona<br>Saudi Arabia<br>Senegal<br>Serbia and Montenegro<br>Seychelles<br>Singapore<br>Slovakia<br>Slovenia<br>Solomon Islands<br>South Africa<br>Spain<br>Sri Lanka<br>Sudan<br>Suriname<br>Swaziland<br>Sweden<br>Switzerland<br>Syrian Arab Republic<br>The former Yugoslav Republic<br>of Macedonia<br>Togo|||3rd March, 2002<br>14th January, 1973<br>27th April, 1969<br>17th September, 1964<br>27th April, 1992<br>22nd September, 1980<br>4th February, 1968<br>1st January, 1993<br>25th June, 1991<br>7th July, 1978<br>17th December, 1967<br>6th March, 1966<br>25th May, 1997<br>12th May, 1975<br>17th January, 2005<br>18th October, 1978<br>1st August, 1963<br>1st August, 1963<br>1st August, 1963<br>17th September, 1991<br>30th September, 1980|
|122.|Tonga|||22nd May, 1977|
|123.|Trinidad and Tobago|||8th August, 1983|
|124.|Tunisia|||13th February, 1964|
|125.|Turkey|||23rd June, 1978|
|126.|Ukraine|||1st August, 1963|
|127.|United Arab Emirates|||16th January, 1994|
|128.|United Kingdom|||1st June, 1967|
|129.|United<br>Kingdom|for|the|1st June, 1967|
||following territories:||||
||- Bermuda<br>- British Antarctic<br>Territory<br>- Cayman, Turks,<br>and<br>Calcos Islands||||
||Sl. No.<br>High Contracting Parties to<br>Convention<br>Date of enforcement of<br>Convention<br>(1)<br>(2)<br>(3)<br>130.<br>United States<br>14th December, 2003<br>131.<br>Uzbekistan<br>28th May, 1997<br>132.<br>Vanuatu<br>24th January, 1982<br>133.<br>Venezuela<br>1st August, 1963<br>134.<br>Vietnam<br>9th January, 1983<br>135.<br>Yemen<br>4th August, 1982<br>136.<br>Zambia<br>23rd June, 1970<br>137.<br>Zimbabwe<br>25th January, 1981|
|---|---|
||PART-III|
|Sl. No<br>(1)|StateParties<br>(2)|Date ofenforcement<br>(3)|
|---|---|---|
|1.|Albania|19th December, 2004|
|2.|Austria|28th June, 2004|
|3.|Bahrain|4th November, 2003|
|4.|Barbados|4th November, 2003|
|5.|Belgium|28th June, 2004|
|6.|Belize|4th November, 2003|
|7.|Benin|29th May, 2004|
|8.|Botswana|4th November, 2003|
|9.|Bulgaria|9th January, 2004|
|10.|Cameroon|4th November, 2003|
|11.|Canada|4th November, 2003|
|12.|Cape Verde|22nd October, 2004|
|13.|China|31st July, 2005|
|14.|Colombia|4th November, 2003|
|15.|Cuba|13th December, 2005|
|16.|Cyprus|4th November, 2003|
|17.|Czech Republic|4th November, 2003|
|18.|Denmark|28th June, 2004|
|19.|Egypt|25th April, 2005|
|20.|Estonia|4th November, 2003|
|21.|Finland|28th June, 2004|
|22.|France|28th June, 2004|
|Sl.|No|StateParties|Date ofenforcement|
|---|---|---|---|
|(1)||(2)|(3)|
|23.||Gambia|9th May, 2004|
|24.||Germany|28th June, 2004|
|25.||Greece|4th November, 2003|
|26.||Hungary|7th January, 2005|
|27.||Iceland|16th August, 2004|
|28.||Ireland|28th June, 2004|
|29.||Italy|28th June, 2004|
|30.||Japan|4th November, 2003|
|31.||Jordan|4th November, 2003|
|32.||Kenya|4th November, 2003|
|33.||Kuwait|4th November, 2003|
|34.||Latvia|15th February, 2005|
|35.||Lebanon|14th May, 2005|
|36.||Lithuania|29th January, 2005|
|37.||Luxembourg|28th June, 2004|
|38.||Maldives|30th December, 2005|
|39.||Malta|4th July, 2004|
|40.||Mexico|4th November, 2003|
|41.||Monaco|17th October, 2004|
|42.||Mongolia|4th December, 2004|
|43.||Namibia|4th November, 2003|
|44.||Netherlands|28th June, 2004|
|45.||New Zealand|4th November, 2003|
|46.||Nigeria|4th November, 2003|
|47.||Norway|28th June, 2004|
|48.||Panama|4th November, 2003|
|49.||Paraguay|4th November, 2003|
|50.||Peru|4th November, 2003|
|51.||Portugal|4th November, 2003|
|52.||Qatar|14th January, 2005|
|53.||Romania|4th November, 2003|
|54.||Saint Vincent and the|28th May, 2004|
|||Grenadines||
|55.||Saudi Arabia|14th December, 2003|
|56.||Slovakia|4thNovember,2003|
|Sl.|No|StateParties|Date ofenforcement|
|---|---|---|---|
|(1)||(2)|(3)|
|57.||Slovenia|4th November, 2003|
|58.||Spain|28th June, 2004|
|59.||Sweden|28th June, 2004|
|60.||Switzerland|5th September, 2005|
|61.||Syrian Arab Republic|4th November, 2003|
|62.||The Former Yugoslav Republic|4th November, 2003|
|||of Macedonia||
|63.||Tonga|19th January, 2004|
|64.||United Arab Emirates|4th November, 2003|
|65.||United Kingdom|28th June, 2004|
|66.||United Republic of Tanzania|4th November, 2003|
|67.||United States|4th November, 2003|
|68.||Vanuatu|8th January, 2006|
|69.||European Community|28th June, 2004.]|
STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
India is a signatory to the Warsaw Convention of 1929, which is an International Agreement governing the liability of the air carrier in respect of international carriage of passengers, baggage and cargo by air. Under that Convention "international carriage" means any carriage in which according to the contract made by the parties, the place of departure and the place of destination, whether or not there be a break in the carriage or a transhipment, are situated either within the territories of two High contracting Parties, or within the territories of a single High Contracting Party, if there is an agreed stopping place within a territory subject to the sovereignty, suzerainty, mandate or authority of another power, even though that Power is not a party to the convention. The Convention provides that when an accident occurring during international carriage by air causes damage to a passenger or a shipper of cargo, there is a presumption of liability of the carrier. The carrier, how-ever, is not liable if he proves that he or his agents had taken all necessary measures to avoid the damage or that it was impossible for him or them to take such measures. The Convention balances the imposition of a presumption of liability on the carrier by limiting his liability for each passenger to 1,25,000 gold francs. There is no limitation of liability if the damage is caused by the wilful misconduct of the carrier, or by such default on his part as, in accordance with the law of the court seized of the case, is equivalent to wilful misconduct. The Convention also contains detailed documents of carriage.
Source: India Code