The Carriage by Air (Parties to Convention) Order 1999 No. 1313


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1999 No. 1313

CIVIL AVIATION

The Carriage by Air (Parties to Convention) Order 1999

Made

11th May 1999

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 11th day of May 1999

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 2(1) of the Carriage by Air Act 1961(1) (which provides that Her Majesty may by Order in Council from time to time certify who are the High Contracting Parties to the Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague, 1955, relating to international carriage by air, in respect of what territories they are respectively parties and to what extent they have availed themselves of the provisions of the Additional Protocol to the said Convention), by section 2(4) of that Act (which provides that an Order in Council under section 2 may contain such transitional and other consequential provisions as appear to Her Majesty to be expedient) and by those subsections as applied to international carriage under the unamended Warsaw Convention by article 5 of the Carriage by Air Acts (Application of Provisions) Order 1967(2) and to international carriage under the Warsaw Convention as amended by Additional Protocol No. 1 of Montreal 1975 by article 5A of that Order, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Carriage by Air (Parties to Convention) Order 1999.

2. It is hereby certified that the High Contracting Parties to the Warsaw Convention, 1929, to the Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague, 1955, and to the Warsaw Convention as amended by Additional Protocol No. 1 of Montreal, 1975, and the territories in respect of which they are respectively parties are as specified in Schedule 1 to this Order.

3. In the said Schedule 1 an asterisk means that this Order does not certify that a State is a party, in respect of that territory, to the Convention named at the head of the column.

4. It is hereby certified that the High Contracting Parties specified in Schedule 2 to this Order have availed themselves of the provisions of the Additional Protocol to the Convention to which they are hereby certified as Parties, by declaring that the first paragraph of article 2 of the Convention shall not apply to international carriage by air performed directly by the State or any territory or possession under its jurisdiction.

5. The Carriage by Air (Parties to Convention) Order 1988(3) is hereby revoked.

A.K. Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council

Articles 2 and 3

SCHEDULE 1HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES TO THE WARSAW CONVENTION, 1929, TO THE WARSAW CONVENTION AS AMENDED AT THE HAGUE, 1955 AND TO THE WARSAW CONVENTION AS AMENDED BY ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL NO. 1 OF MONTREAL, 1975

High Contracting PartiesTerritories in respect of which they are respectively partiesDates on which the Warsaw Convention 1929 came into forceDates on which the Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague 1955 came into forceDates on which the Warsaw Convention as amended by Additional Protocol No. 1 of Montreal, 1975 came into force
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandGreat Britain and Northern Ireland15th May 19331st June 196715th February 1996
The Channel Islands15th May 19331st June 196715th February 1996
The Isle of Man15th May 19331st June 196715th February 1996
Anguilla3rd March 1935*15th February 1996
Bermuda3rd March 19351st June 196715th February 1996
British Antarctic Territory3rd March 19351st June 196715th February 1996
British Indian Ocean Territory3rd March 19351st June 196715th February 1996
British Virgin Islands3rd March 19351st June 196715th February 1996
Cayman Islands3rd March 19351st June 196715th February 1996
Falkland Islands3rd March 19351st June 196715th February 1996
Gibraltar3rd March 19351st June 196715th February 1996
Montserrat3rd March 19351st June 196715th February 1996
Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands**15th February 1996
St Helena3rd March 19351st June 196715th February 1996
St Helena Dependencies3rd March 19351st June 196715th February 1996
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands3rd March 19351st June 196715th February 1996
The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia3rd March 19351st June 196715th February 1996
Turks and Caicos Islands3rd March 19351st June 196715th February 1996
The Islamic State of AfghanistanAfghanistan21st May 196921st May 1969*
The Democratic and Popular Republic of AlgeriaAlgeria31st August 196431st August 1964*
The Republic of AngolaAngola8th June 19988th June 1998*
Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda3rd March 1935**
The Argentine RepublicArgentina19th June 195210th September 196915th February 1996
The Commonwealth of AustraliaAustralia and all external territories for whose international affairs of which Australia is responsible30th October 19351st August 1963*
The Republic of AustriaAustria27th December 196124th June 1971*
The Commonwealth of the BahamasBahamas3rd March 19351st June 1967*
The State of BahrainBahrain10th June 199810th June 199810th June 1998
The People's Republic of BangladeshBangladesh18th February 19351st August 1963*
BarbadosBarbados3rd March 1935**
The Republic of BelarusBelarus25th December 19591st August 1963*
The Kingdom of BelgiumBelgium11th October 193625th November 1963*
BelizeBelize3rd March 19351st June 1967*
The Republic of BeninBenin13th February 19331st August 1963*
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina13th February 19331st August 196315th February 1996
The Republic of BotswanaBotswana1st December 1952**
The Federal Republic of BrazilBrazil13th February 193314th September 196415th February 1996
Brunei DarussalamBrunei2nd October 1936**
The Republic of BulgariaBulgaria23rd September 194913th March 1964*
The Republic of BurkinaBurkina Faso9th March 1962**
The Kingdom of CambodiaCambodia13th February 193312th March 1997*
The Republic of CameroonCameroon13th February 19331st August 1963*
CanadaCanada8th September 1947 (except for the Province of Newfoundland) 5th July 1939 (for Newfoundland)17th July 196415th February 1996
The Republic of ChadChad13th February 193311th September 1964*
The Republic of ChileChile31st May 197931st May 197915th February 1996
The People's Republic of China(4)China18th October 1958 (except for HKSAR) 3rd March 1935 (for HKSAR)18th November 1975 (except for HKSAR) 1st June 1967 (for HKSAR)*
The Republic of ColombiaColombia13th November 196613th November 196615th February 1996
The Federal Islamic Republic of the ComorosThe Comoros9th September 1991**
The Republic of the CongoCongo (Brazzaville)13th February 19331st August 1963*
The Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo (Democratic Republic)11th October 1936**
The Republic of Costa RicaCosta Rica8th August 19848th August 1984*
The Republic of Côte d'IvoireIvory Coast13th February 19331st August 1963*
The Republic of CroatiaCroatia13th February 19331st August 196315th February 1996
The Republic of CubaCuba19th October 196428th November 196520th July 1998
The Republic of CyprusThe territory of the Republic of Cyprus3rd March 193521st October 197015th February 1996
The Czech RepublicThe Czech Republic15th February 19351st August 1963*
The Kingdom of DenmarkDenmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands1st October 19371st August 196315th February 1996 (for Denmark only)
The Commonwealth of DominicaDominica3rd March 1935**
The Dominican RepublicDominican Republic25th May 197225th May 1972*
The Republic of EcuadorEcuador1st March 19701st March 1970*
The Arab Republic of EgyptEgypt5th December 19551st August 196315th February 1996
The Republic of El SalvadorEl Salvador*1st August 1963*
The Republic of Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea19th March 1989**
The Republic of EstoniaEstonia14th June 199814th June 199814th June 1998
The Federal Democratic Republic of EthiopiaEthiopia12th November 1950*15th February 1996
The Republic of FijiFiji3rd March 19351st June 1967*
The Republic of FinlandFinland1st October 193723rd August 197715th February 1996
The French RepublicFrance and all Overseas Departments and territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the French Republic13th February 19331st August 196315th February 1996
The Gabonese RepublicGabon16th May 196916th May 1969*
The Republic of The GambiaThe Gambia3rd March 1935**
The Federal Republic of GermanyGermany29th December 19331st August 1963*
The Republic of GhanaGhana3rd March 19359th November 19979th November 1997
GrenadaGrenada3rd March 193513th November 1985*
The Republic of GuatemalaGuatemala4th May 199726th October 19714th May 1997
The Republic of GuineaGuinea10th December 19617th January 1991*
The Co-operative Republic of GuyanaGuyana3rd March 1935**
The Hellenic RepublicGreece11th April 193821st September 196515th February 1996
The Republic of HondurasHonduras25th September 1994*15th May 1996
The Republic of HungaryHungary27th August 19361st August 1963*
The Republic of IcelandIceland19th November 19481st August 1963*
The Republic of IndiaIndia18th February 193515th May 1973*
The Republic of IndonesiaIndonesia29th September 1933**
The Islamic Republic of IranIran6th October 19756th October 1975*
The Republic of IraqIraq26th September 197226th September 1972*
The Republic of IrelandThe territory of the Republic of Ireland19th December 19351st August 196315th February 1996
The State of IsraelIsrael6th January 19503rd November 196415th February 1996
The Italian RepublicItaly15th May 19332nd August 196315th February 1996
JamaicaJamaica3rd March 1935**
JapanJapan18th August 19538th November 1967*
The Hashemite Kingdom of JordanJordan17th March 193813th February 1974*
The Republic of KenyaKenya3rd March 1935**
The Republic of KiribatiKiribati3rd March 19351st June 1967*
The Republic of KoreaSouth Korea*11th October 1967*
The State of KuwaitKuwait9th November 19759th November 19756th February 1997
The Laos People's Democratic RepublicLaos13th February 19331st August 1963*
The Republic of LatviaLatvia13th February 1933**
The Republic of LebanonLebanon24th January 19348th August 1978*
The Kingdom of LesothoLesotho1st December 195215th January 1976*
The Republic of LiberiaLiberia31st July 1942**
The Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab JamahiriyaLibya14th August 196914th August 1969*
The Principality of LiechtensteinLiechtenstein7th August 19343rd April 1966*
The Republic of LithuaniaLithuania*19th February 1997*
The Grand Duchy of LuxembourgLuxembourg5th January 19501st August 1963*
The Republic of MadagascarMadagascar13th February 19331st August 1963*
The Republic of MalawiMalawi25th January 19787th September 1971*
MalaysiaMalaysia2nd October 1936 (except for Malacca and Penang) 3rd March 1935 (for Malacca and Penang)19th December 1974*
The Republic of the MaldivesThe Maldives11th November 199611th November 1996*
The Republic of MaliMali13th February 193329th March 1964*
The Republic of MaltaMalta3rd March 1935**
The Islamic Republic of MauritaniaMauritania13th February 1933**
The Republic of MauritiusMauritius3rd March 19351st June 1967*
The United Mexican StatesMexico15th May 19331st August 196315th February 1996
The Republic of MoldovaMoldova19th June 199719th June 1997*
The Principality of MonacoMonaco*8th July 1979*
MongoliaMongolia29th July 1962**
The Kingdom of MoroccoMorocco5th April 195815th February 1976*
The Union of MyanmarBurma18th February 1935**
The Republic of NamibiaNamibia22nd March 195517th December 1967*
The Republic of NauruNauru30th October 19351st August 1963*
The Kingdom of NepalNepal13th May 196613th May 1966*
The Kingdom of the NetherlandsThe Netherlands and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the Kingdom of the Netherlands29th September 19331st August 196315th February 1996 (except for Aruba)
New ZealandNew Zealand (including the Cook Islands and the Tokelau Islands)5th July 193714th June 1967*
The Republic of NigerNiger13th February 19331st August 1963*
The Federal Republic of NigeriaNigeria3rd March 193529th September 1969*
The Kingdom of NorwayNorway and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the Kingdom of Norway1st October 19371st August 196315th February 1996 (for Norway only)
The Sultanate of OmanOman4th November 19762nd November 1987*
The Islamic Republic of PakistanPakistan18th February 19351st August 1963*
The Republic of PanamaPanama10th January 199710th January 1997*
The Independent State of Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea30th October 19351st August 1963*
The Republic of ParaguayParaguay26th November 196926th November 1969*
The Republic of PeruPeru3rd October 19883rd October 19882nd October 1997
The Republic of PhilippinesThe Philippines7th February 195128th February 1967*
The Republic of PolandPoland13th February 19331st August 1963*
The Portuguese RepublicPortugal and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the Portuguese Republic18th June 194715th December 196315th February 1996
The State of QatarQatar21st March 198721st March 1987*
RomaniaRomania13th February 19331st August 1963*
The Russian FederationRussia18th November 19341st August 1963*
The Rwandese RepublicRwanda11th October 193627th March 1991*
The Federation of Saint Christopher and NevisSaint Christopher and Nevis3rd March 1935**
Saint LuciaSaint Lucia3rd March 1935**
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines3rd March 1935**
The Independent State of SamoaSamoa5th July 193714th January 1973*
The Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia27th April 196927th April 1969*
The Republic of SenegalSenegal13th February 193317th September 1964*
The Republic of SeychellesSeychelles22nd September 198022nd September 1980*
The Republic of Sierra LeoneSierra Leone3rd March 1935**
The Republic of SingaporeSingapore3rd December 19714th February 1968*
The Slovak RepublicSlovakia13th February 19351st August 1963*
Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands3rd March 19351st June 1967*
The Republic of South AfricaSouth Africa22nd March 195517th December 1967*
The Kingdom of SpainSpain and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the Kingdom of Spain13th February 19336th March 196615th February 1996
The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri LankaSri Lanka3rd March 193522nd May 1997*
The Republic of SudanSudan12th May 197512th May 1975*
The Republic of SurinameSurinam29th September 19331st August 1963*
The Kingdom of SwazilandSwaziland1st December 195218th October 1971*
The Kingdom of SwedenSweden1st October 19371st August 196315th February 1996
The Swiss ConfederationSwitzerland7th August 19341st August 196315th February 1996
The Syrian Arab RepublicSyria2nd March 19591st August 1963*
The Republic of TajikistanTajikistan4th May 1994**
The United Republic of TanzaniaTanzania3rd March 1935**
The Former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia13th February 19331st August 196315th February 1996
The Republic of TogoTogo30th September 198030th September 198015th February 1996
The Kingdom of TongaTonga2nd October 193622nd May 1977*
The Republic of Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago3rd March 19358th August 1983*
The Tunisian RepublicTunisia13th February 193313th February 196415th February 1996
The Republic of TurkeyTurkey23rd June 197823rd June 1978*
TurkmenistanTurkmenistan20th March 1995**
TuvaluTuvalu3rd March 19351st June 1967*
The Republic of UgandaUganda3rd March 1935**
UkraineUkraine12th November 19591st August 1963*
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates3rd July 198616th January 1994*
The United States of AmericaThe United States of America and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the United States of America29th October 1934**
The Oriental Republic of UruguayUruguay2nd October 1979**
The Republic of UzbekistanUzbekistan28th May 1997*28th May 1997
The Republic of VanuatuVanuatu24th January 198224th January 1982*
The Republic of VenezuelaVenezuela13th September 19551st August 196315th February 1996
The Socialist Republic of VietnamVietnam13th February 19339th January 1983*
The Republic of YemenYemen4th August 19824th August 1982*
The Federal Republic of YugoslaviaYugoslavia13th February 19331st August 196315th February 1996
The Republic of ZambiaZambia3rd March 193523rd June 1970*
The Republic of ZimbabweZimbabwe3rd April 193525th January 1981*

Article 4

SCHEDULE 2HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES WHICH HAVE AVAILED THEMSELVES OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION TO WHICH THEY ARE CERTIFIED AS PARTIES IN SCHEDULE 1

Canada

The Republic of Chile

The Republic of the Congo

The Republic of Cuba

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

The Republic of the Philippines

The United States of America

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Carriage by Air Act 1961 gives effect in the United Kingdom to the Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague, 1955, relating to international carriage by air, and the Carriage by Air Acts (Application of Provisions) Order 1967 makes transitional provision for the application of that Act to carriage still governed by the unamended Warsaw Convention, to which the United Kingdom remains a party, and to carriage governed by the Warsaw Convention as amended by Additional Protocol No. 1 of Montreal 1975.

Under section 2(1) of the Act and articles 5 and 5A of that Order, Her Majesty may by Order in Council from time to time certify, among other things, who are the High Contracting Parties to the Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague, to the unamended Warsaw Convention, and to the Warsaw Convention as amended by Additional Protocol No. 1 of Montreal 1975, and such an Order is conclusive evidence of the matters so certified.

This Order, which supersedes the Carriage by Air (Parties to Convention) Order 1988, certifies the High Contracting Parties to the Convention as amended at The Hague, the unamended Convention, and the Convention as amended by Additional Protocol No. 1 of Montreal 1975, the territories in respect of which they are parties and the extent to which they have availed themselves of the provisions of the Additional Protocol to the Convention.

(2)

S.I. 1967/480 (as amended by S.I. 1998/1058 and to which there are other amendments not relevant to this Order).

(3)

S.I. 1988/243.

(4)

The People's Republic of China assumed responsibility for the rights and obligations arising from the application of the Warsaw Convention, 1929 and the Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague, 1955 to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) with effect from 1st July 1997.

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