# The State Immunity (Merchant Shipping) Order 1997, Article 2


Notwithstanding section 13(4) of the State Immunity Act 1978, no application shall be made for the issue of a warrant of arrest in any action in rem against a ship owned by any State specified in the Schedule to this Order or cargo aboard such a ship until notice has been served on a consular officer of that State in London or in the port at which it is intended to cause the ship to be arrested.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2591/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/state-immunity-merchant-shipping-order-1997/article-2
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