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if this Order were an Act of Parliament and as if the Order revoked by this Article were an Act of Parliament thereby repealed.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.
(1971 III, p. 6244).