2Designation of Member States etc.
(1)Her Majesty may by Order in Council from time to time certify who are the Member States for the purposes of the Convention.
(2)An Order in Council under subsection (1) above may also certify whether the United Kingdom or any other Member State has made a reservation under—
(a)paragraph 3 of Article 12 of the Convention (arbitration) ; or
(b)paragraph 1 of Article 3 in Appendix A to the Convention (exclusion of own nationals etc.).
(3)Her Majesty "may by Order in Council from time to time certify whether the uniform rules referred to in section 1(2)(b) above are suspended by virtue of paragraph 3 of Article 20 of the Convention (suspension pending agreement to amendments) in respect of traffic with or between any Member States.
(4)An Order in Council under this section shall, except so far as it has been superseded by a subsequent Order, be conclusive evidence of the matters so certified.