Item No.
13.9
ستان
AL
Convention
International
of
Certain
Convention for the Unification
Rules Relating to Penal
Jurisdiction in Matters of Collision or Other
Incidents of Navigation, Brussels 1952
1.
The Convention
was concluded in
Brussels on 10 May 1952. The UK ratified it
on 18 March 1959 and extended it to Hong Kong
29 March 1963. The PRC is not a party to
the Convention.
on
2.
in
The Convention establishes certain
uniform rules relating to penal jurisdiction
matters of collision and other incidents
of navigation.
It provides that, in the of a collision or any other incident of navigation concerning sea-going ship and
or disciplinary
event
involving
the
penal
responsibility of the master OI any other person in the service of the ship, criminal
Or
disciplinary proceedings may be instituted
only before the judicial
authorities Of the State
or administrative
of which the ship
was flying the flag at the time of the
collision or other incident of navigation
(Article 1).
those whose
No arrest or detention of the
vessel shall be ordered, even as a measure of
investigation, by any authorities other than
flag the ship was flying The Convention does not apply
to collisions Or other incidents occuring
within the limits of a port or in inland The Convention is open
(Article 2).
waters (Article 4).
to accession by any State (Article 9).
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