# The Carriage of Goods by Road (Parties to Convention) Order 1967 S.I. 1967/1683 · made 13 November 1967 The Carriage of Goods by Road Act 1965 gives effect in the United Kingdom to the Convention signed at Geneva on 19th May 1956 on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road. This Order certifies who are the High Contracting Parties to the Convention and in respect of what territories they are respectively parties. The Order is, except in so far as it may be superseded by a subsequent Order, conclusive evidence of the matters so certified. PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/carriage-of-goods-by-road-parties-to-convention-order-1967/pdf/uksi_19671683_en.pdf ## Introductory text ROAD TRAFFIC Made 13th November 1967 At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 13th day of November 1967 Present, The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 2(1) of the Carriage of Goods by Road Act 1965 (which provides that Her Majesty may by Order in Council from time to time certify who are the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road signed at Geneva on 19th May 1956 and in respect of what territories they are respectively parties) is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:— ## 1 It is hereby certified that the High Contracting Parties to the said Convention and the territories in respect of which they are respectively parties are as specified in the Schedule to this Order. ## 2 This Order may be cited as the Carriage of Goods by Road (Parties to Convention) Order 1967. ## Signature W. G. Agnew ## The High Contracting Parties to the Convention, the territories in respect of which they are respectively parties and the dates of entry into force of the Convention in regard to such territories are as follows:— High Contracting Parties to the Convention Territories in respect of which they are respectively parties Dates of entry into force of the Convention The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 19th October 1967 The Republic of Austria Austria 2nd July 1961 The Kingdom of Belgium Belgium 17th December 1962 The Kingdom of Denmark Denmark 26th September 1965 The French Republic Metropolitan France, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Réunion, Polynesia, New Caledonia, French Somaliland, the Comores, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. 2nd July 1961 The Federal Republic of Germany The Federal Republic of Germany and Land Berlin 5th February 1962 The Italian Republic Italy 2nd July 1961 The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Luxembourg 19th July 1964 The Kingdom of the Netherlands The Netherlands 2nd July 1961 The People's Republic of Poland Poland 11th September 1962 The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 2nd July 1961 ## Explanatory note The Carriage of Goods by Road Act 1965 gives effect in the United Kingdom to the Convention signed at Geneva on 19th May 1956 on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road. This Order certifies who are the High Contracting Parties to the Convention and in respect of what territories they are respectively parties. The Order is, except in so far as it may be superseded by a subsequent Order, conclusive evidence of the matters so certified. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1967/1683 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/carriage-of-goods-by-road-parties-to-convention-order-1967 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.