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LEGISLATION AND ETHICS
IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM
SECTOR
TASK 1

1.1 EXPLAIN THE LEGAL AND
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK OF TRAVEL
AND TOURISM SECTOR
 International Air Transport Association (IATA)- It is
an association for the international’s airlines which
presenting 265 airlines of total air traffic. Thus, it
supporting various areas of aviation sector that aid them
in formulating industrial policy regard to aviation issues.
 Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)- It can be define as
principles that are majorly governed for the purpose of
safety of civil aviation incidents and accidents in
European union member which required to investigate
the incidents and accidents.

1.2 DISCUSS ON SURFACE, SEA AND AIR TRANSPORT LAW
IN RELATION TO THE CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS
WITHIN THE LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
OF UNITED KINGDOM
 Surface law- The law is under the international Carriage of
passenger through Road Act,1979 that are majorly governed in
the country. It is formulated by the government for the concern
of protecting the carrier’s passengers who are on board. The
remedies that are claimed in that particular surface legislation
that involves damages while passengers travels on the carrier
and physical disorder at the time of travelling on carriers.
 Sea law- The IMO International Marine
Organisation that are mainly formulating through
UN which ensures that there is a safety and
protection in the shipping. Apart from this, it also
regulating the various factors that are concern with
environmental that includes shipping functions.

CONTINUE...
Air Law- In the Air Law that are majorly
involves those types of legislations in
which it defines that it is rules for the
international carriages and that are lay
down concerning with the documents of
carriage.

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