Version Superseded: 28/05/2014
Point in time view as at 31/01/1997.
Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Article 2 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
1U.K.This Convention shall apply to any international carriage if:
(a)the ship is flying the flag of or is registered in a State Party to this Convention, or
(b)the contract of carriage has been made in a State Party to this Convention, or
(c)the place of departure or destination, according to the contract of carriage, is in a State Party to this Convention.
2U.K.Notwithstanding paragraph 1 of this Article, this Convention shall not apply when the carriage is subject, under any other international convention concerning the carriage of passengers or luggage by another mode of transport, to a civil liability regime under the provisions of such convention, in so far as those provisions have mandatory application to carriage by sea.
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