Tokyo Convention (Protocol Countries) Notification 2019

No. S 893

Tokyo Convention Act

(CHAPTER 327)

Tokyo Convention
(Protocol Countries)
Notification 2019

In exercise of the powers conferred by the definition of “Protocol country” in section 2(1) of the Tokyo Convention Act, the Minister for Transport makes the following Notification:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Notification is the Tokyo Convention (Protocol Countries) Notification 2019 and comes into operation on 1 January 2020.

Protocol countries

2.  It is declared that for the purposes of the definition of “Protocol country” in section 2(1) of the Act —

(a) any country for which the Montreal Protocol has come into force in accordance with Article XVIII of the Montreal Protocol and which has not denounced it in accordance with Article XIX of the Montreal Protocol is a country that has ratified the Montreal Protocol; and

(b) any country whose accession to the Montreal Protocol has taken effect in accordance with Article XVIII of the Montreal Protocol and which has not denounced it in accordance with Article XIX of the Montreal Protocol is a country that has acceded to the Montreal Protocol.

List of Protocol countries on website of International Civil Aviation Organisation

3.—(1)  The list of countries that have ratified, acceded to or denounced the Montreal Protocol and the dates on which the Montreal Protocol has come into force or taken effect for such countries may be found on the official website of the International Civil Aviation Organisation at http://www.icao.int/partiestotreaties (under “Treaty Collection”).

(2)  If any doubt arises in relation to the accuracy or currency of the information published on the website mentioned in sub‑paragraph (1) as to whether a country has ratified, acceded to or denounced the Montreal Protocol or the date on which the Montreal Protocol has come into force or taken effect for such country, or if any such information cannot, for any reason, be obtained from the website, a certificate issued by the International Civil Aviation Organisation stating whether that country has ratified, acceded to or denounced the Montreal Protocol or the date on which the Montreal Protocol has come into force or taken effect for such country is to be treated as a correct statement of the information so certified.

Made on 30 December 2019.

LOH NGAI SENG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[SP.57.0.001.0.1; AG/LEGIS/SL/327/2015/1 Vol. 1]