# Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1971 (repealed 1.1.1996), Section 19: Meaning of “the Convention,” “Convention country” and “Convention State.”

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) In this Act—
“the Convention” means the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage signed in Brussels in 1969;
“the Convention”means the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage 1984;
“Convention country” means a country in respect of which the Convention is in force; and
“Convention State” means a State which is a party to the Convention.
(2) If Her Majesty by Order in Council declares that any State specified in the Order is a party to the Convention in respect of any country so specified the Order shall, while in force, be conclusive evidence that that State is a party to the Convention in respect of that country.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/59/section/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-oil-pollution-act-1971-repealed-111996/section-19
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