§ Mr. Knox Cunninghamasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation which countries have ratified or acceded to the Load Line Convention; when and to which countries the convention has been 225W applied by Order in Council under Section 65 of the Merchant Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions) Act, 1932; which countries have made declarations of denunciation of the Convention; and the dates of such declarations.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterThe following table shows the countries which have,
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Country Date of Deposit of Ratification or Accession Date of Order in Council United Kingdom … … 1st October, 1932 15th December, 1932 Argentine … … 19th October, 1935 31st January, 1936 Australia, Commonwealth of … … 17th February, 1936 28th May, 1936 Belgium … … 29th May, 1935 3rd October, 1935 Brazil … … 31st December, 1937 6th May, 1938 Bulgaria … … 4th September, 1933 21st December, 1933 Canada … … 1st October, 1932 15th December, 1932 Chile … … 24th May, 1933 9th October, 1933 China … … 19th August, 1935 20th December, 1935 Costa Rica … … 1st July, 1953 28th October, 1953 Cuba … … 9th December, 1932 7th February, 1933 Czechoslovak Republic … … 18th June, 1955 28th October, 1955 Danzig … … 4th August, 1933 10th November, 1933 Denmark … … 13th August, 1931 15th December, 1932 Dominican Republic … … 28th October, 1947 24th February, 1948 Ecuador … … 28th February, 1950 21st July, 1950 Egypt … … 24th July, 1936 3rd November, 1936 Estonia … … 17th March, 1934 29th June, 1934 Finland … … 1st October, 1932 15th December, 1932 France … … 1st October, 1932 15th December, 1932 Germany … … 6th September, 1933 21st December, 1933 Greece … … 4th December, 1934 29th March, 1935 Honduras … … 10th June, 1948 8th October, 1948 Hungary … … 16th January, 1933 25th May, 1933 Iceland … … 26th November, 1932 7th February, 1933 India … … 1st October, 1934 21st February, 1935 Irish Republic … … 8th February, 1934 14th May, 1934 Israel … … 15th July, 1949 25th November, 1949 Italy … … 1st October, 1932 15th December, 1932 Japan … … 11th June, 1935 3rd October, 1935 Korea … … 11th June, 1954 4th November, 1954 Latvia … … 29th January, 1932 15th December, 1932 Liberia … … 25th March, 1949 28th July, 1949 Mexico … … 6th June, 1934 5th October, 1934 Netherlands … … 9th April, 1932 15th December, 1932 New Zealand … … 1st October, 1932 15th December, 1932 Nicaragua … … 19th February, 1954 24th June, 1954 Norway … … 1st October, 1932 15th December, 1932 Panama … … 13th July. 1936 27th October, 1936 Peru … … 30th March, 1933 25th May, 1933 Philippine Republic … … 30th September, 1949 24th May, 1950 Poland … … 6th September, 1933 21st December, 1933 Portugal … … 1st October, 1932 15th December, 1932 Roumania … … 1st January, 1933 25th May, 1933 South Africa, Union of … … 24th February, 1947 3rd July, 1947 Spain … … 1st October, 1932 15th December, 1932 Sweden … … 1st October, 1932 15th December, 1932 Switzerland … … 19th May, 1954 4th November, 1954 Thailand … … 11th July, 1933 10th November, 1933 Turkey … … 20th May, 1955 28th October, 1955 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics … … 1st October, 1932 15th December, 1932 United States of America … … 10th June, 1931 15th December, 1932 Uruguay … … 8th February, 1939 25th May, 1939 Venezuela … … 30th December, 1954 30th June, 1955 Yugoslavia … … 26th February, 1934 29th June, 1934 since 1931, ratified or acceded to the Load Line Convention, the dates of deposit of their ratifications of accessions and the dates of the Orders in Council made under Section 65 of the Merchant Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions) Act, 1932, declaring that they have ratified or acceded to the Convention:
227WThe following table shows the countries to which, under Article 21, the Convention has from time to time been applied, the dates of deposit of notifications of such applications and the dates of the
Country Date of Deposit of Notification Date of Order in Council Burma 1st April, 1937 23rd June, 1938 French Indo-China 15th November, 1938 30th March, 1939 Hong Kong 1st July, 1938 28th July, 1938* Chosen, Taiwan and Leased Territory of Kwantung 12th My, 1935 3rd October, 1935 Malaya, Federation of 10th February, 1954 4th November, 1954 Netherlands East Indies 27th February, 1933 25th May, 1933 Curasao 27th February, 1933 25th May, 1933 Newfoundland 1st April, 1936 12th June, 1936 Western Samoa 1st October, 1932 25th May, 1933 Straits Settlements 2nd January, 1939 2nd February, 1939* * Orders made under Section 64 of the 1932 Act. Cambodia, Viet Nam and Indonesia have indicated that they consider themselves bound by the provisions of the Convention. No declarations of denunciation have been received.