Statutory Instruments

1977 No. 1258

CIVIL AVIATION

The Tokyo Convention (Certification of Countries) Order 1977

Made

26th July 1977

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 26th day of July 1977

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 7(1) of the Tokyo Convention Act 1967 (which provides that Her Majesty may by Order in Council certify which countries are Convention countries, that is to say countries in which the Convention on Offences and certain other Acts Committed on board Aircraft signed in Tokyo on 14th September 1963 is for the time being in force) and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf 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 Tokyo Convention (Certification of Countries) Order 1977.

2.—(1) The Tokyo Convention (Certification of Countries) Order 1971(1) is hereby revoked.

(2) Section 38(2) of the Interpretation Act 1889 (which relates to the effect of repeals) shall apply to this Order as if this Order were an Act of Parliament and as if the Order revoked by this Article were an Act of Parliament thereby repealed.

3.  It is hereby certified that the countries listed in the Schedule hereto are Convention countries.

N.E. Leigh

Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE

• The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  • The Channel Islands

  • The Isle of Man

  • Belize

  • Bermuda

  • British Antarctic Territory

  • British Indian Ocean Territory

  • British Virgin Islands

  • Cayman Islands

  • The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in the island of Cyprus

  • Falkland Islands and Dependencies

  • Gibraltar

  • Gilbert Islands

  • Hong Kong

  • Montserrat

  • Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands

  • St. Helena and Dependencies

  • Solomon Islands

  • Turks and Caicos Islands

  • Tuvalu

• Afghanistan

• Argentine Republic

• Australia and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of Australia

• Austria

• Bahamas

• Barbados

• Belgium

• Brazil

• Burundi

• Canada

• Chad

• Chile

• Colombia

• Costa Rica

• Cyprus

• Denmark and the Faroe Islands

• Dominican Republic

• Ecuador

• Egypt

• Fiji

• Finland

• France and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of France

• Gabon

• The Federal Republic of Germany

• Ghana

• Greece

• Guatemala

• Hungary

• Iceland

• India

• Indonesia

• Iran

• Iraq

• The Republic of Ireland

• Israel

• Italy

• Ivory Coast

• Japan

• Jordan

• Kenya

• The Republic of Korea

• Laos

• Lebanon

• Lesotho

• Libya

• Luxembourg

• The Democratic Republic of Madagascar

• Malawi

• Mali

• Mexico

• Morocco

• The Netherlands except the Netherlands Antilles

• New Zealand

• Nicaragua

• Niger

• Nigeria

• Norway and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of Norway

• Oman

• Pakistan

• Panama

• Papua New Guinea

• Paraguay

• The Philippines

• Poland

• Portugal and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of Portugal

• Romania

• Rwanda

• Saudi Arabia

• Senegal

• Seychelles

• Sierra Leone

• Singapore

• South Africa

• Spain and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of Spain

• Sweden

• Switzerland

• Thailand

• Togo

• Trinidad and Tobago

• Tunisia

• Turkey

• The United States of America and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the United States of America

• Upper Volta

• Uruguay

• Yugoslavia

• Zambia

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order revokes and replaces the Tokyo Convention (Certification of Countries) Order 1971. It certifies in which countries the Convention on Offences and certain other Acts Committed on board Aircraft, signed in Tokyo on 14th September 1963, is for the time being in force. Under section 7(1) of the Tokyo Convention Act 1967 this Order is conclusive evidence of the matters certified.

(1)

(1971 III, p. 6244).