# The Contracts (Applicable Law) Act 1990 (Amendment) Order 2000, Article 5


For the Protocol at the end of Schedule 1 substitute–
“PROTOCOL
The High Contracting Parties have agreed upon the following provision which shall be annexed to the Convention:
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Convention, Denmark, Sweden and Finland may retain national provisions concerning the law applicable to questions relating to the carriage of goods by sea and may amend such provisions without following the procedure provided for in Article 23 of the Convention of Rome. The national provisions applicable in this respect are the following:
in Denmark, paragraphs 252 and 321(3) and (4) of the “Sølov” (maritime law);
in Sweden, Chapter 13, Article 2(1) and (2), and Chapter 14, Article 1(3), of “sjölagen” (maritime law);
in Finland, Chapter 13, Article 2(1) and (2), and Chapter 14, Article 1(3) of “merilaki”/“sjölagen” (maritime law).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1825/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/contracts-applicable-law-act-1990-amendment-order-2000/article-5
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