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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Carriage of goods by sea

211: Contracting parties to the Rules

You could also call this:

"Who follows the sea transport rules: a list of countries"

The Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade can give a certificate about countries that follow the Rules. You need to know that this certificate can say a country is a Contracting State, or that a place is part of a Contracting State. If the Secretary gives this certificate, it is proof of what it says, unless someone can prove it is wrong.

If someone is taking a case to court, this certificate can be used as evidence. You should understand that the certificate is about countries that follow the Rules for carrying goods by sea. The certificate can be used to show which countries are following these Rules.

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Part 16Carriage of goods by sea

211Contracting parties to the Rules

  1. If the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade certifies that, for the purposes of the Rules or any convention relating to liability of sea carriers for loss of, or damage to, cargo,—

  2. a State specified in the certificate is a Contracting State, or is a Contracting State in respect of any place or territory so specified; or
    1. any place or territory specified in the certificate forms part of a State so specified (whether a Contracting State or not),—
        1. then, in any proceedings, the certificate shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be sufficient evidence of the matters so certified.