The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1981

Statutory Instruments

1981 No. 1108

INTERNATIONAL IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES

The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1981

Laid before Parliament in draft

Made

31st July 1981

Coming into Operation

On a date to be notified in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 31st day of July 1981

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 10(1) of the International Organisations Act 1968 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) and has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1 of the Act(1) or otherwise in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

1.  This Order may be cited as the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1981. It shall come into operation on the date on which the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources(2), opened for signature at Canberra on 1st August 1980, enters into force in respect of the United Kingdom. That date shall be notified in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes.

2.  The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (hereinafter referred to as the Commission) is an organisation of which the United Kingdom and other sovereign Powers are members.

3.  The Commission shall have the legal capacities of a body corporate.

N.E. Leigh

Clerk of the Privy Council

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order confers the legal capacities of a body corporate on the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. It will enable the United Kingdom to give effect to Article VIII of the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, which was signed by the United Kingdom on 11th September 1980. It will come into operation on the date on which the Convention enters into force in respect of the United Kingdom.

(1)

As amended by section 1 of the International Organisations Act 1981 (c. 9).

(2)

Cmnd. 8217.