# The Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (Parties to Convention) Order 1986, Note: Explanatory note


Section 17 of and Schedule 4 to the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 give effect in the United Kingdom to the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976, which is set out in Part I of Schedule 4. This Order declares the States which are parties to the Convention, the territories in respect of which they are parties and the dates of the entry into force of the Convention for those States.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/2224/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/limitation-of-liability-for-maritime-claims-parties-to-convention-order-1986/note
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