The Ratification of Maritime Conventions
Chapter I.5.201
PROTOCOL OF 1990 TO AMEND THE ATHENS CONVENTION RELATING TO THE CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS AND THEIR LUGGAGE BY SEA, 1974
ADOPTED: Done at London, 29 March 1990
REFERENCE: PAL PROT 1990
ENTERED INTO FORCE: Not yet in force
DEPOSITARY: IMO, London
SECRETARY: IMO, London
IMPLEMENTATION
SIGNATURE, RATIFICATION, ACCEPTANCE, APPROVAL AND ACCESSION
Article IV
1 This Protocol shall be open for signature at the Headquarters of the Organisation from 1 June 1990 to 31 May 1991 by all states.
2 Any state may express its consent to be bound by this Protocol by:
- (a) signature without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval;
- (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.
4 Any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession deposited after the entry into force of an amendment to the Convention as amended by this Protocol shall be deemed to apply to the Convention so amended, as modified by such amendment.
ENTRY INTO FORCE
Article V
1 This Protocol shall enter into force 90 days following the date on which 10 States have expressed their consent to be bound by it.
2 For any state which expresses its consent to be bound by this Protocol after the conditions in paragraph 1 for entry into force have been met, this protocol shall enter into force 90 days following the date of expression of such consent.
DENUNCIATION
Article VI
1 This Protocol may be denounced by any State Party at any time after the date on which it enters into force for that State Party.
2 Denunciation shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of denunciation with the Secretary-General.
3 A denunciation shall take effect 12 months, or such longer period as may be specified in the instrument of denunciation, after its deposit with the Secretary-General.
4 As between the State-Parties to this Protocol, denunciation by any of them of the Convention in accordance with article 25 thereof shall not be construed in any way as a denunciation of the Convention as amended by this Protocol.
REVISION AND AMENDMENT
Article VII
1 A conference for the purpose of revising or amending this Protocol may be convened by the Organisation.
2 The Organisation shall convene a Conference of Contracting States to this Protocol for revising or amending it at the request of not less than one third of the Contracting States.