# Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Article 53


1. This Convention and any amendment adopted under article 48 shall be deposited with the Secretary-General.
2. The Secretary-General shall:
(a) inform all States which have signed this Convention or acceded thereto, and all Members of the Organization, of:
(i) each new signature or deposit of an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession together with the date thereof;
(ii) the date of entry into force of this Convention;
(iii) any proposal to amend the limits on the amounts of compensation which has been made in accordance with article 48, paragraph 2;
(iv) any amendment which has been adopted in accordance with article 48, paragraph 5;
(v) any amendment deemed to have been accepted under article 48, paragraph 8, together with the date on which that amendment shall enter into force in accordance with paragraphs 9 and 10 of that article;
(vi) the deposit of any instrument of denunciation of this Convention together with the date on which it is received and the date on which the denunciation takes effect; and
(vii) any communication called for by any article in this Convention; and
(b) transmit certified true copies of this Convention to all States which have signed this Convention or acceded thereto.
3. As soon as this Convention enters into force, a certified true copy thereof shall be transmitted by the depositary to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for registration and publication in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/21/schedule/5A/part/6/chapter/n8/crossheading/article-53 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1995/schedule-5A/part-6/chapter-n8/crossheading-article-53
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