Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 272

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1996

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1996 No. 272

INTERNATIONAL IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1996

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of February 1996

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 10 of the International Organisations Act 1968^[1] ("the Act") and has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 5 of the Act or otherwise in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows: —

Citation and Entry into Force
    1.    This Order may be cited as the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1996 and shall come into force on the date, to be notified in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes, on which the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10th December 1982^[2] enters into force in respect of the United Kingdom.

Interpretation
    2.    In this Order—
"the 1961 Convention Articles" means the Articles (being certain Articles of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations signed in 1961) which are set out in Schedule 1 to the Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964^[3];


"the Tribunal" means the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea established in accordance with Annex VI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

[1] 1968 c. 48. back

[2] Cmnd. 8941. back

[3] 1964 c. 81. back

Explanatory Note