Article 16U.K.Consignment of registered luggage
1.The contractual obligations relating to the forwarding of registered luggage must be established by a luggage registration voucher issued to the passenger.
2.Subject to Article 22 the absence, irregularity or loss of the luggage registration voucher shall not affect the existence or the validity of the agreements concerning the forwarding of the registered luggage, which shall remain subject to these Uniform Rules.
3.The luggage registration voucher shall be prima facie evidence of the registration of the luggage and the conditions of its carriage.
4.Subject to evidence to the contrary, it shall be presumed that when the carrier took over the registered luggage it was apparently in a good condition, and that the number and the mass of the items of luggage corresponded to the entries on the luggage registration voucher.