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Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability Convention) Act, 2013 (Act No. 25 of 2013)

Part 1 : Introductory Provisions

2. Enactment of 1992 Protocol into law

 

 

(1) Subject to this Act, the 1992 Protocol has the force of law in the Republic.

 

(2) The Minister may by notice in the Gazette publish for general information any changes made to the 1992 Liability Convention under Article 14 or 15 of the 1992 Protocol if those changes are binding on the Republic in terms of section 231 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996.

 

(3) For the purposes of this Act, the English text of the 1992 Protocol prevails for the purposes of interpretation.