Hotel Proprietors Act 1956

An Act which defines an inn, restricts strict common law liability for the property of a guest, sets limits of liability at £50 any one article and £100 any one guest, and provides that there will be no strict liability for vehicles and their contents, or horses or other animals and their equipment or harness. The innkeeper loses the benefit of the limits of £50 and £100 if he fails to display the notice in the Schedule to the Act in a conspicuous place. Displaying the notice is not an admission that the establishment is an inn. The financial limits do not apply to property that has been deposited, or offered for deposit, for safe custody.

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