Cap. 234 Art. 275Convention countries.

(1) The Minister, if satisfied -

(a) that the government of a country has accepted, or has denounced the Load Line Convention, or

(b) that the Load Line Convention extends, or has ceased to extend, to a particular territory, may by order in the Gazette make a declaration to that effect.

(2) A country the government of which has been so declared to have accepted, and which has not been so declared to have denounced, the Load Line Convention, and a territory to which the Load Line Convention has been so declared to extend, not being a country to which it has been so declared that that Convention has ceased to extend, are in this Act referred to as a "Convention country".

(3) Any such government as is referred to in sub-article (2) is in this Act referred to as a "contracting Government".