# Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Paragraph 1


Without prejudice to article 5, this Convention shall not apply to warships or other non-commercial vessels owned or operated by a State and entitled, at the time of salvage operations, to sovereign immunity under generally recognised principles of international law unless that State decides otherwise.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/21/schedule/11/part/I/chapter/5/crossheading/stateowned-vessels/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1995/schedule-11/part-I/chapter-5/crossheading-stateowned-vessels/paragraph-1
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