Explanatory note

This Order confers the legal capacities of a body corporate on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation, an inter-governmental organisation established with the aim of ensuring that seafarers are provided with effective and harmonised marine aids to navigation services worldwide. The Organisation is established by the Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation, which was adopted in Kuala Lumpur on 28th February 2020 and was opened for signature on 27th January 2021.

Article 14.1 of the Convention provides for the Organisation to have legal capacities. This Order enables the Organisation to have the legal capacities of a body corporate, in accordance with this provision. It comes into force on the date the Convention enters into force with respect to the United Kingdom, in accordance with Article 20 of the Convention. If the United Kingdom is one of the first 30 States to ratify the Convention, this will be when the Convention enters into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit of the thirtieth instrument of ratification. Alternatively, if the United Kingdom ratifies the Convention after its initial entry into force, this will be on the thirtieth day after the United Kingdom’s deposit of its instrument of ratification.

A regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

An Explanatory Memorandum for this instrument has been published alongside this Order at www.legislation.gov.uk.