SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6Convention on International Carriage by Rail

PROVISION WHICH MAY BE INCLUDED IN REGULATIONS MADE UNDER OR BY VIRTUE OF SECTION 103

Changes to Convention

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(1)

Regulations may make provision about modification of the Convention in accordance with its provisions.

(2)

In particular, the regulations may—

(a)

provide for a reference to the Convention to be treated following modification (whether occurring before or after the reference first takes effect) as a reference to the Convention as modified;

(b)

make different provision in respect of modification by decision of a committee and modification by decision of the General Assembly;

(c)

provide for a suspension under Article 35(4) of the Convention to be disregarded except in so far as it relates to the United Kingdom;

(d)

give effect to a transitional provision made by or under the Convention;

(e)

make transitional provision in relation to a modification of the Convention.

(3)

In this paragraph a reference to modification of the Convention includes a reference to—

(a)

the validation of a technical standard, and

(b)

the adoption of a uniform technical prescription.