§ Sir Knox Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will list those territories or countries for which Her Majesty's Government exercises responsibility through the Colonial Office which have not as yet incorporated in their legal systems the terms of the Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) Act, 1958; in each case, what progress is being made towards the incorporation of such terms; and, where this has not been done, what are the reasons.
§ Mr. GreenwoodThe list is as follows:
Of these, Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland are non-maritime territories; Antigua, St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla, St. Helena and Tonga do not wish the International Convention of 1957 relating148W
- Aden
- Antigua
- Basutoland
- Bechuanaland
- British Guiana
- Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
- Saint Helena
- Swaziland
- Tonga.
when they became independent, in corporated in their legal systems the enlarged Admiralty Jurisdiction:
to the Limitation of the Liability of Owners of sea-going ships to be extended to them; British Guiana have asked that extension should be effected by United Kingdom Order in Council and this is in course of completion; and Aden, for constitutional and administrative reasons, has not yet decided whether the Convention should be extended to them or not.
§ Sir Knox Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will list those countries or territories for which Her Majesty's Government exercises responsibility, together with those former colonial countries or territories for which Her Majesty's Government previously exercised such responsibility, which have incorporated in their legal systems the terms of the Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) Act, 1958; and in each case by what constitutional instrument such jurisdiction was conferred.
§ Mr. GreenwoodThe following territories for which Her Majesty's Government exercises responsibility through the Colonial Office have incorporated in their 149W legal systems the terms of the Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and
Territory Constitutional Instrument Bahamas … … … … The Shipowners Liability (Colonial Territories) Order in Council 1963 (S.I. 1963/1632). Barbados … … … … The Shipowners Liability (Colonial Territories) (Amendment) Order 1964 (S.I. 1964/1658). Bermuda … … … … The Shipowners Liability (Colonial Territories) Order in Council 1963 (S.I. 1963/1632). British Antarctic Territory … … British Honduras … … … British Solomon Islands Protectorate Cayman Islands … … … The Shipowners Liability (Colonial Territories) (Amendment) Order 1964 (S.I. 1964/1658). Dominica … … … … Falkland Islands and Dependencies The Shipowners Liability (Colonial Territories) Order in Council 1963 (S.I. 1963/1632). Fiji … … … … … Gibraltar … … … … Gibraltar Merchant Shipping Ordinance (Cap. 76) as amended by Gibraltar Ordinance No. 13 of 1960. Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony … The Shipowners Liability (Colonial Territories) Order in Council 1963 (S.I. 1963/1632). Grenada … … … … The Shipowners Liability (Colonial Territories) (Amendment) Order 1964 (S.I. 1964/1658). Hong Kong … … … … The Shipowners Liability (Colonial Territories) Order in Council 1963 (S.I. 1963/1632). Mauritius … … … … Montserrat … … … … The Shipowners Liability (Colonial Territories) (Amendment) Order 1964 (S.I. 1964/1658). New Hebrides … … … The Shipowners Liability (New Hebrides) Order 1965 (S.I. 1965/1307). Saint Lucia … … … … The Shipowners Liability (Colonial Territories) (Amendment) Order 1964 (S.I. 1964/1658). Saint Vincent … … … … Seychelles … … … … The Shipowners Liability (Colonial Territories) Order in Council 1963 (S.I. 1963/1632). Turks and Caicos Islands … … The Shipowners Liability (Colonial Territories) (Amendment) Order 1964 (S.I. 1964/1658). Virgin Islands … … … … The Shipowners Liability (Colonial Territories) Order in Council 1963 (S.I. 1963/1632). 2. The following countries for which Her Majesty's Government previously exercised responsibility through the Colonial Office had at the time of Independence
Territory Constitutional Instrument The Gambia … … … … The Shipowners Liability (Colonial Territories) (Amendment) Order 1964 (S.I. 1964/1658). Kenya … … … … … The Shipowners Liability (Colonial Territories) Order in Council 1963 (S.I. 1963/1632). Sarawak … … … … The Merchant Shipping (Implementation of Conventions) Regulations I960, made under the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1960 (No. 2 of 1960). Singapore … … … … The Merchant Shipping Ordinance (Cap. 207) as amended by the Merchant Shipping (Amendment No. 2) Ordinance 1959 (No. 74 of 1959).