Carriage by Air (Parties to Conventions) Order

Carriage by Air Act

(Chapter 32A, Sections 4(1) and 10(1))

Carriage by Air (Parties to Conventions) Order

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G.N. No. S 248/1988

REVISED EDITION 1990

(25th March 1992)

[16th September 1988]

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Carriage by Air (Parties to Conventions) Order.

High Contracting Parties

2.—(1)  It is hereby certified that the High Contracting Parties to the Convention and to the amended Convention, and the territories in respect of which they are respectively parties are as specified in the First Schedule.

(2)  In the First Schedule, an asterisk in a column opposite the name of a territory means that this Order does not certify that a State is a party, in respect of that territory, to the Convention named at the head of the column.

Additional Protocol

3.  It is hereby further certified that the High Contracting Parties specified in the Second Schedule have availed themselves of the provisions of the Additional Protocol to the Convention to which they are hereby certified as Parties, by declaring that the first paragraph of Article 2 of the Convention shall not apply to international carriage by air performed directly by the State or any territory or possession under its jurisdiction.

Aircraft in use for military purposes

4.  The amended Convention shall not apply to the carriage of persons, cargo and baggage for the military authorities of a State which is specified in the Third Schedule in aircraft registered in that State if the whole capacity of the aircraft has been reserved by or on behalf of those authorities.

FIRST SCHEDULE

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High Contracting Parties.	Territories in respect of which they are respectively parties.	Dates on which the Warsaw Convention came into force.	Dates on which the amended Convention (Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague) came into force.
The Republic of Singapore	Singapore	3rd December 1971	4th February 1968.
The Republic of Afghanistan	Afghanistan	21st May 1969	21st May 1969.
The Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria	Algeria	31st August 1964	31st August 1964.
The Argentine Republic	Argentina	19th June 1952	10th September 1969.
The Commonwealth of Australia	Australia and all external territories for the international affairs of which Australia is responsible	1st August 1935	1st August 1963.
The Republic of Austria	Austria	27th December 1961	24th June 1971.
The Commonwealth of the Bahamas	Bahamas	3rd March 1935	1st June 1967.
People’s Republic of Bangladesh	Bangladesh	3rd March 1935	1st June 1967.
Barbados	Barbados	8th January 1970	*
The Kingdom of Belgium	Belgium	11th October 1936	25th November 1963.
The People’s Republic of Benin	Benin	13th February 1933	1st August 1963.
The Republic of Botswana	Botswana	1st December 1952	*
The Federative Republic of Brazil	Brazil	13th February 1933	14th September 1964.
Brunei Darussalam	Brunei	28th February 1984	*
The People’s Republic of Bulgaria	Bulgaria	27th September 1949	13th March 1964.
Burkina Faso	Burkina Faso	9th March 1962	*
The Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma	Burma	18th February 1935	*
The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic	Byelorussia	25th December 1959	1st August 1963.
The United Republic of Cameroon	Cameroon	13th February 1933	1st August 1963.
Canada	Canada	8th September 1947 (except for the Province of Newfoundland) 5th July 1939 (for Newfoundland)	17th July 1964.
Chile	Chile	31st May 1979	31st May 1979.
The People’s Republic of China	China	18th October 1958	18th November 1975.
The Republic of Colombia	Colombia	13th November 1966	13th November 1966.
The People’s Republic of the Congo	Congo	13th February 1933	1st August 1963.
Costa Rica	Costa Rica	8th August 1984	*
The Republic of Cuba	Cuba	19th October 1964	28th November 1965.
The Republic of Cyprus	The Territory of the Republic of Cyprus	3rd March 1935	21st October 1970.
The Czechoslovak Socialist Republic	Czechoslovakia	15th February 1935	1st August 1963.
The Kingdom of Denmark	Denmark and the Faroe Islands	1st October 1937	1st August 1963.
The Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic	25th May 1972	25th May 1972.
The Republic of Ecuador	Ecuador	1st March 1970	1st March 1970.
The Arab Republic of Egypt	Egypt	5th December 1955	1st August 1963.
The Republic of El Salvador	El Salvador	*	1st August 1963.
Ethiopia	Ethiopia	12th November 1950	*
Fiji	Fiji	3rd March 1935	1st June 1967.
The Republic of Finland	Finland	1st October 1937	23rd August 1977.
The French Republic	France and all Overseas Departments and Territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the French Republic	13th February 1933	1st August 1963.
The Gabonese Republic	Gabon	16th May 1969	16th May 1969.
The Republic of the Gambia	The Gambia	3rd March 1935	*
The Federal Republic of Germany	Federal Republic of Germany and Berlin (West)	29th December 1933	1st August 1963.
The German Democratic Republic	German Democratic Republic and Berlin (East)	29th December 1933	22nd December 1972.
The Republic of Ghana	Ghana	3rd March 1935	*
Grenada	Grenada	3rd March 1935	13th November 1985.
The Republic of Guatemala	Guatemala	*	26th October 1971.
The Republic of Guinea	Guinea	10th December 1961	*
The Republic of Guyana	Guyana	3rd March 1935	*
The Hellenic Republic	Greece	11th April 1938	21st September 1965.
The Hungarian People’s Republic	Hungary	27th August 1936	1st August 1963.
The Republic of Iceland	Iceland	19th November 1948	1st August 1963.
The Republic of India	India	18th February 1935	15th May 1973.
The Republic of Indonesia	Indonesia	29th September 1933	*
Islamic Republic of Iran	Iran	6th October 1975	6th October 1975.
The Republic of Iraq	Iraq	28th September 1972	28th September 1972.
The Republic of Ireland	The territory of the Republic of Ireland	19th December 1935	1st August 1963.
The State of Israel	Israel	6th January 1950	3rd November 1964.
The Italian Republic	Italy	15th May 1933	2nd August 1963.
The Republic of the Ivory Coast	Ivory Coast	13th February 1933	1st August 1963.
Jamaica	Jamaica	3rd March 1935	*
Japan	Japan	18th August 1953	8th November 1967.
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan	Jordan	17th March 1938	13th February 1974.
Democratic Kampuchea	Kampuchea	13th February 1933	*
The Republic of Kenya	Kenya	3rd March 1935	*
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	North Korea	30th May 1961	2nd February 1981.
The Republic of Korea	South Korea	*	11th October 1967.
The State of Kuwait	Kuwait	9th November 1975	9th November 1975.
Lao People’s Democratic Republic	Laos	13th February 1933	1st August 1963.
The Lebanese Republic	Lebanon	24th January 1934	8th August 1978.
The Kingdom of Lesotho	Lesotho	1st December 1952	15th January 1976.
The Republic of Liberia	Liberia	31st July 1942	*
The Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	Libya	14th August 1969	14th August 1969.
The Principality of Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	7th August 1934	3rd April 1966.
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg	Luxembourg	5th January 1950	1st August 1963.
The Democratic Republic of Madagascar	Madagascar	13th February 1933	1st August 1963.
Malawi	Malawi	25th January 1978	7th September 1971.
Malaysia	Malaysia	2nd October 1936 (except for Malacca and Penang) 3rd March 1935 (for Malacca and Penang)	19th December 1974.
The Republic of Mali	Mali	13th February 1933	29th March 1964.
The Republic of Malta	Malta	3rd March 1935	*
The Islamic Republic of Mauritania	Mauritania	13th February 1933	*
Mauritius	Mauritius	3rd March 1935	1st June 1967.
The United States of Mexico	Mexico	15th May 1933	1st August 1963.
Monaco	Monaco	*	8th July 1979.
The Mongolian People’s Republic	Mongolia	29th July 1962	*
The Kingdom of Morocco	Morocco	5th April 1958	15th February 1976.
The Republic of Nauru	Nauru	30th October 1935	1st August 1963.
The Kingdom of Nepal	Nepal	13th May 1966	13th May 1966.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands	The Netherlands and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the Kingdom of the Netherlands	29th September 1933	1st August 1963.
New Zealand	New Zealand (including the Cook Islands and the Tokelau Islands)	5th July 1937	14th June 1967.
The Republic of Niger	Niger	13th February 1933	1st August 1963.
The Federal Republic of Nigeria	Nigeria	3rd March 1935	29th September 1969.
The Kingdom of Norway	Norway and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the Kingdom of Norway	1st October 1937	1st August 1963.
The Sultanate of Oman	Oman	4th November 1976	2nd November 1987.
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan	Pakistan	18th February 1935	1st August 1963.
The Independent State of Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea	30th October 1935	1st August 1963.
The Republic of Paraguay	Paraguay	26th November 1969	26th November 1969.
Peru	Peru	3rd October 1988	3rd October 1988.
The Republic of the Philippines	The Philippines	7th February 1951	28th February 1967.
The Polish People’s Republic	Poland	13th February 1933	1st August 1963.
The Portuguese Republic	Portugal and all territories (including overseas provinces) subject to the sovereignty or authority of the Portuguese Republic	18th June 1947	15th December 1963.
Qatar	Qatar	22nd March 1987	22nd March 1987.
The Socialist Republic of Romania	Romania	13th February 1933	1st August 1963.
The Republic of Rwanda	Rwanda	11th October 1936	*
Samoa	Samoa	1st January 1962	14th January 1973.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	27th April 1969	27th April 1969.
The Republic of Senegal	Senegal	13th February 1933	17th September 1964.
The Republic of Seychelles	Seychelles	22nd September 1980	22nd September 1980.
The Republic of Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone	3rd March 1935	*
Solomon Islands	Solomon Islands	3rd March 1935	1st June 1967.
Somalia	Somalia	3rd March 1935	*
The Republic of South Africa	The Republic of South Africa and the territory of South-West Africa	22nd March 1955	17th December 1967.
The Spanish State	Spain and all territories (including Spanish possessions in Africa) subject to the sovereignty or authority of the Spanish State	13th February 1933	6th March 1966.
The Republic of Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	3rd March 1935	*
The Democratic Republic of the Sudan	The Sudan	12th May 1975	12th May 1975.
The Republic of Surinam	Surinam	29th September 1933	1st August 1963.
The Kingdom of Swaziland	Swaziland	1st December 1952	18th October 1971.
The Kingdom of Sweden	Sweden	1st October 1937	1st August 1963.
The Swiss Confederation	Switzerland	7th August 1934	1st August 1963.
The Syrian Arab Republic	Syria	2nd March 1959	1st August 1963.
The United Republic of Tanzania	Tanzania	3rd March 1935	*
Togo	Togo	30th September 1980	30th September 1980.
The Kingdom of Tonga	Tonga	2nd October 1936	*
The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago	3rd March 1935	8th August 1983.
The Tunisian Republic	Tunisia	13th February 1933	13th February 1964.
Turkey	Turkey	23rd June 1978	23rd June 1978.
The Republic of Uganda	Uganda	22nd October 1963	*
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic	The Ukraine	12th November 1959	1st August 1963.
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	All territories comprised within the Soviet Socialist Republics	18th November 1934	1st August 1963.
United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	3rd July 1986	*
The United States of America	The United States of America and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the United States of America	29th October 1934	*
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	15th May 1933	1st June 1967.
	Bermuda	3rd March 1935	1st June 1967.
	British Antarctic Territory	3rd March 1935	1st June 1967.
	British Virgin Islands	3rd March 1935	1st June 1967.
	Cayman Islands	3rd March 1935	1st June 1967.
	Cyprus (the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia)	3rd March 1935	1st June 1967.
	Falkland Islands and Dependencies	3rd March 1935	1st June 1967.
	Gibraltar	3rd March 1935	1st June 1967.
	Hong Kong	3rd March 1935	1st June 1967.
	Montserrat	3rd March 1935	1st June 1967.
	St. Helena and Ascension	3rd March 1935	1st June 1967.
	Turks and Caicos Islands	3rd March 1935	1st June 1967.
Uruguay	Uruguay	20th October 1979	*
Vanuatu	Vanuatu	24th January 1982	24th January 1982.
The Republic of Upper Volta	Upper Volta	19th March 1962	*
The Republic of Venezuela	Venezuela	13th September 1955	1st August 1963.
The Socialist Republic of Viet-Nam	Viet-Nam	9th January 1983	9th January 1983.
The Independent State of Western Samoa	Western Samoa	5th July 1937	14th January 1973.
Arab Republic of Yemen	Yemen	4th August 1982	4th August 1982.
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	13th February 1933	1st August 1963.
The Republic of Zaire	Zaire	11th October 1936	*
Zambia	Zambia	3rd March 1935	23rd June 1970.
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	3rd March 1935	24th January 1981.

SECOND SCHEDULE

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Canada

Chile

The People’s Republic of the Congo

The Republic of Cuba

Ethiopia

The Republic of the Philippines

The United States of America

THIRD SCHEDULE

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The People’s Republic of the Congo

Malaysia

The Republic of Venezuela

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Carriage by Air (Parties to Conventions) Order

 

This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Carriage by Air (Parties to Conventions) Order. It is not part of this Order.
1.	G. N. No. S 248/1988—Carriage by Air (Parties to Conventions) Order 1988
	Date of commencement	:	16 September 1988
2.	1990 Revised Edition—Carriage by Air (Parties to Conventions) Order
	Date of operation	:	25 March 1992