Merchant Shipping(Liner Conferences) Act 1982 (c. 37)

Main implementing provisions U.K.

1 Introductory provisions: the Code and the Contracting Parties to it. U.K.

(1) In this Act “the Code” means the Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences signed at Geneva on 6th April 1974.

(2) The text of the Code is set out in the Schedule to this Act.

(3) Her Majesty may by Order in Council certify which states are Contracting Parties to the Code, and in respect of what countries they are parties, and an Order in Council under this subsection shall be conclusive evidence of the matters certified by it.

F1 2 Implementing regulations: the general scheme. U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F1 S. 2 repealed (18.10.2008) by Merchant Shipping (Liner Conferences) Act 1982 (Repeal) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/163), regs. 1(3), 3(2) (with reg. 3(4))

F2 3 Matters which may be provided for by regulations. U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F2 S. 3 repealed (18.10.2008) by Merchant Shipping (Liner Conferences) Act 1982 (Repeal) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/163), regs. 1(3), 3(2) (with reg. 3(4))

F3 4 Power to exclude or restrict operation of the Code for lack of reciprocity. U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F3 S. 4 repealed (18.10.2008) by Merchant Shipping (Liner Conferences) Act 1982 (Repeal) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/163), regs. 1(3), 3(2) (with reg. 3(4))