# Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Article 45


1. This Convention shall be open for signature at the Headquarters of the Organization from 1 October 1996 to 30 September 1997 and shall thereafter remain open for accession.
2. States may express their consent to be bound by this Convention by:
(a) signature without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval; or
(b) signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, followed by ratification, acceptance or approval; or
(c) accession.
3. Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument to that effect with the Secretary-General.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/21/schedule/5A/part/6/chapter/crossheading/article-45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1995/schedule-5A/part-6/chapter/crossheading-article-45
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.