Statutory Instruments
2000 No. 3061
CIVIL AVIATION
The Carriage by Air (Parties to Protocol No. 4 of Montreal, 1975) Order 2000
Made
15th November 2000
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 15th day of November 2000
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, inter alia, who are the High Contracting Parties to the Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague, 1955, as further amended by Protocol No. 4 of Montreal, 1975, relating to international carriage by air, and in respect of what territories they are respectively parties) and 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), 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 Protocol No. 4 of Montreal, 1975) Order 2000.
2. It is hereby certified that the High Contracting Parties to the Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague, 1955, as further amended by Protocol No. 4 of Montreal, 1975, and the territories in respect of which they are respectively parties, are as specified in the Schedule to this Order.
A. K. Galloway,
Clerk of the Privy Council
SCHEDULE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES TO THE WARSAW CONVENTION AS AMENDED AT THE HAGUE, 1955, AS FURTHER AMENDED BY PROTOCOL NO. 4 OF MONTREAL 1975.
| High Contracting Parties | Territories in respect of which they are respectively parties | Dates on which the Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague, 1955, as further amended by Protocol No. 4 of Montreal, 1975, came into force |
|---|---|---|
| The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 14 June 1998 |
| The Argentine Republic | Argentina | 14 June 1998 |
| The Commonwealth of Australia | Australia and all external territories for whose international affairs Australia is responsible | 14 June 1998 |
| The Azerbaijani Republic | Azerbaijan | 22 April 2000 |
| The State of Bahrain | Bahrain | 21 April 1999 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14 June 1998 |
| The Fedral Republic of Brazil | Brazil | 14 June 1998 |
| Canada | Canada | 25 November 1999 |
| The Republic of Colombia | Colombia | 14 June 1998 |
| The Republic of Croatia | Croatia | 14 June 1998 |
| The Kingdom of Denmark | Denmark, and the Faeroe Islands | 14 June 1998 |
| The Republic of Ecuador | Ecuador | 12 May 1999 |
| The Arab Republic of Egypt | Egypt | 14 June 1998 |
| The Republic of Estonia | Estonia | 14 June 1998 |
| The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | Ethiopia | 14 June 1998 |
| The Republic of Finland | Finland | 14 June 1998 |
| The Republic of Ghana | Ghana | 14 June 1998 |
| The Hellenic Republic | Greece | 14 June 1998 |
| The Republic of Guatemala | Guatemala | 14 June 1998 |
| The Republic of Guinea | Guinea | 12 May 1999 |
| The Republic of Honduras | Honduras | 12 September 1998 |
| The Republic of Hungary | Hungary | 14 June l998 |
| The Republic of Ireland | The territory of the Republic of Ireland | 14 June 1998 |
| The State of Israel | Israel | 14 June 1998 |
| The Italian Republic | Italy | 14 June 1998 |
| Japan | Japan | 18 September 2000 |
| The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | Jordan | 20th October 1999 |
| The Republic of Kenya | Kenya | 4 October 1999 |
| The State of Kuwait | Kuwait | 14 June 1998 |
| The Republic of Macedonia | Macedonia | 14 June 1998 |
| The Republic of Mauritius | Mauritius | 12 September 1998 |
| The Republic of Nauru | Nauru | 12 September 1998 |
| The Kingdom of the Netherlands | The Kingdom of the Netherlands in Europe | 14 June 1998 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 14 June 1998 | |
| The Republic of Niger | Niger | 12 September 1998 |
| The Kingdom of Norway | Norway and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the Kingdom of Norway | 14 June 1998 |
| The Sultanate of Oman | Oman | 12 September 1998 |
| The Portuguese Republic | Portugal and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the Portuguese Republic | 14 June 1998 |
| The Republic of Singapore | Singapore | 12 September 1998 |
| The Republic of Slovenia | Slovenia | 14 June 1998 |
| The Kingdom of Spain | Spain and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the Kingdom of Spain | 14 June 1998 |
| The Kingdom of Sweden | Sweden | 14 June 1998 |
| The Swiss Confederation | Switzerland | 14 June 1998 |
| The Republic of Togo | Togo | 14 June 1998 |
| United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | 18 June 2000 |
| The Republic of Turkey | Turkey | 12 September 1998 |
| The United States of America | The United States of America and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the United States of America | 4 March 1999 |
| The Republic of Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 12 September 1998 |
| The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 14 June 1998 |
1961 c. 27 ; section 2(1) was amended by the Carriage by Air Acts (Implementation of Protocol No. 4 of Montreal, 1975) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1312 ).