HL Deb 26 July 1956 vol 199 cc326-7

LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO GUESTS' PROPERTY

Under the Hotel Proprietors Act, 1956, an hotel proprietor may in certain circumstances be liable to make good any loss of or damage to a guest's property even though it was not due to any fault of the proprietor or staff of the hotel.

This liability however—

  1. (a) extends only to the property of guests who have engaged sleeping accommodation at the hotel;
  2. (b) is limited to £50 for any one article and a total of £200 in the case of any one guest except in the case of property which has been deposited, or offered for deposit, for safe custody;
  3. (c) does riot cover motor-cars or other vehicles of any kind or any property left in them, or horses or other live animals.

This notice does not constitute an admission either that the Act applies to this hotel or that liability thereunder attaches to the proprietor of this hotel in any particular case.")

The Commons agreed to the above Amendment, but proposed the following consequential Amendment thereto:—

In paragraph(b)leave out("200")and insert("100").

LORD DERWENT

My Lords, I beg to move that this House doth agree with the consequential Amendment made by the Commons.

Moved, That the House doth agree with the consequential Amendment made by the Commons.—(Lord Derwent.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.