Legal glossary

“convention”

Defined in 8 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
  1. The Carriage by Air Act, 1972 · s. 2

    (ii) "Convention" means the Convention for the unification of certain rules relating to international carriage by air signed at Warsaw on the 12th day of October, 1929. 3[(iii) "Montreal Convention" means the Convention for the unification of certain rules for international carriage by air signed at Montreal on the 28th day of May, 1999;
    Read section 2
  2. The Foreign Aircraft (Exemption from Taxes and Duties on Fuel and Lubricants) Act, 2002 · s. 2

    (b) "Convention" means the Convention on International Civil Aviation opened for signatures at Chicago on the 7th December, 1944.
    Read section 2
  3. The Indian Antarctic Act, 2022 · s. 3

    (i) "Convention" means the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources signed on the 20th day of May, 1980 in Canberra, Australia;
    Read section 3
  4. The Maritime Anti-Piracy Act, 2022. · s. 2

    (c) "Convention" means the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982;
    Read section 2
  5. The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 · s. 75A

    (b) "convention" means the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch keeping for Seafarers, 1978, signed at London on the 7th day of July, 1978, as amended from time to time;
    Read section 75A

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