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ESB'S LETTER OF 9 JUNE TO BARTON (MAED): CONVENTION FOR SAFE CONTAINERS
1.
WE ARE PROCEEDING WITH DETAILED EXAMINATION OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE CONVENTION FOR HK. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ADVICE
AS TO HOW YOU HAVE RESOLVED THE QUESTION OF THE QUOTE ADMINIS- TRATION UNQUOTE IN RESPECT OF DEPENDENT TERRITORIES TO WHICH THE CONVENTION HAS BEEN EXTENDED.
2.
ARTICLE II (3) OF THE CONVENTION SAYS QUOTE ADMINISTRATION UNQUOTE MEANS THE GOVERNMENT OF A CONTRACTING PARTY UNDER WHOSE AUTHORITY CONTAINERS ARE APPROVED. AN ADMINISTRATION SHALL ESTAB- LISH AN EFFECTIVE PROCEDURE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CONTAINERS, PROVIDED THAT AN ADMINISTRATION MAY ENTRUST SUCH APPROVAL TO
IT IS ORGANIZATIONS DULY AUTHORISED BY IT (ARTICLE IV (1)) CLEAR FROM THE TEXT OF THE DEFINITION OF AN ADMINISTRATION THAT ONLY ONE ADMINISTRATION IS CONTEMPLATED FOR EACH CONTRACTING PARTY
AND THAT IS ITS GOVERNMENT.
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3. THE UK HAS DECLARED THE CONVENTION TO BE EFFECTIVE IN RESPECT OF BERMUDA AND ISLE OF MAN. ACCORDING TO REG 5(1)(A) (I) OF THE BERMUDIAN FREIGHT CONTAINERS (SAFETY CONVENTION) REGULATIONS 1986, THE MINISTER IN BERMUDA MAY GIVE APPROVAL TO THE CONTAINERS. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT:
(A)
HAS COMPLIED
THE UKG (AS QUOTE THE ADMINISTRATION UNQUOTE) WITH ARTICLE IV (1) BY HAVING THE BERMUDIAN GOVERNMENT IMPLEMENT THE PROCEDURES IN THE BERMUDIAN LEGISLATION: OR
(B) THE UKG HAS COMPLIED WITH ARTICLE IV (1) BY QUOTE ENTRUSTING UNQUOTE THE BERMUDIAN GOVERNMENT CAS QUOTE AN ORGANISATION UNQUOTE) TO DO SO: OR
(C) THE UKG HAS REGARDED THE BERMUDIAN GOVERNMENT AS A
SEPARATE ADMINISTRATION ACCORDING TO THE UK'S INTERPRETATION OF
THE CONVENTION.
RECEIVED IN RECIST-
31 JUL 1889
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