# The Consular Relations (Merchant Shipping) (Japan) Order 1970, Article 3


Proceedings relating to the remuneration or any contract of service of the master or a member of the crew of any ship belonging to Japan shall not be entertained by any court in the United Kingdom unless a consular officer of Japan 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/1970/1910/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/consular-relations-merchant-shipping-japan-order-1970/article-3
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