# The Consular Relations (Merchant Shipping and Civil Aviation) (German Democratic Republic) Order 1976, Article 3


Proceedings relating to the remuneration or any contract of service of the master or commander or a member of the crew of any ship or aircraft belonging to the German Democratic Republic shall not be entertained by any court in the United Kingdom unless a consular officer of the German Democratic Republic has been notified of the intention to invoke the jurisdiction of that court and has not objected within a period of two weeks from the date of such notification and a statement to that effect is included among the details on which the claim is based at the time when the proceedings are commenced.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1976/1152/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/consular-relations-merchant-shipping-and-civil-aviation-german-democratic-republic-order-1976/article-3
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