Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 2(1) of the Carriage by Air Act 1961(1) (which provides that Her Majesty may by Order in Council from time to time certify who are the High Contracting Parties to the Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague, 1955, relating to international carriage by air, in respect of what territories they are respectively parties and to what extent they have availed themselves of the provisions of the Additional Protocol to the said Convention), by section 2(4) of that Act (which provides that an Order in Council under section 2 may contain such transitional and other consequential provisions as appear to Her Majesty to be expedient) and by those subsections as applied to international carriage under the unamended Warsaw Convention by article 5 of the Carriage by Air Acts (Application of Provisions) Order 1967(2) is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

1.  This Order may be cited as the Carriage by Air (Parties to Convention) Order 1988.

2.  It is hereby certified that the High Contracting Parties to the Warsaw Convention, 1929, and to the Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague, 1955, and the territories in respect of which they are respectively parties are as specified in Schedule 1 to this Order.

3.  In the said Schedule 1 an asterisk in a column opposite the name of a territory means that this Order does not certify that a State is a party, in respect of that territory, to the Convention named at the head of the column.

4.  It is hereby certified that the High Contracting Parties specified in Schedule 2 to this Order have availed themselves of the provisions of the Additional Protocol to the Convention to which they are hereby certified as Parties, by declaring that the first paragraph of article 2 to the Convention shall not apply to international carriage by air performed directly by the State or any territory or possession under its jurisdiction.

5.  The Carriage by Air (Parties to Convention) Order 1977(3), the Carriage by Air (Parties to Convention) (Supplementary) Order 1977(4) and the Carriage by Air (Parties to Convention) (Supplementary) Order 1978(5) are superseded by this Order.

G. I. de Deney
Clerk of the Privy Council

Articles 2 and 3
SCHEDULE 1

High Contracting Parties
Territories in respect of which they are respectively parties
Dates on which the Warsaw Convention came into force
Dates on which the Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague came into force

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
15th May 1933
1st June 1967

The Channel Islands
15th May 1933
1st June 1967

The Isle of Man
15th May 1933
1st June 1967

Anguilla
3rd March 1935

Bermuda
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967

British Antarctic Territory
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967

British Indian Ocean Territory
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967

British Virgin Islands
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967

Cayman Islands
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967

Falkland Islands
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967

Gibraltar
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967

Hong Kong
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967

Montserrat
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967

St Helena and Ascension
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967

The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967

Turks and Caicos Islands
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967

Afghanistan
Afghanistan
21st May 1969
21st May 1969

The Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria
Algeria

31st August 1964

Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
3rd March 1935

The Argentine Republic
Argentina
19th June 1952
10th September 1969

The Commonwealth of Australia
Australia and all external territories for the international affairs of which Australia is responsible
30th October 1935
1st August 1963

The Republic of Austria
Austria
27th December 1961
24th June 1971

The Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Bahamas
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967

The People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
18th February 1935
1st August 1963

Barbados
Barbados
3rd March 1935

The Kingdom of Belgium
Belgium
11th October 1936
25th November 1963

Belize
Belize
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967

The People’s Republic of Benin
Benin
13th February 1933
1st August 1963

The Republic of Botswana
Botswana
1st December 1952

The Federative Republic of Brazil
Brazil
13th February 1933
14th September 1964

Brunei Darussalam
Brunei
2nd October 1936

The People’s Republic of Bulgaria
Bulgaria
23rd September 1949
13th March 1964

The People’s Democratic Republic of Burkina
Burkina
9th March 1962

The Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
Burma
18th February 1935

Cambodia
Cambodia
13th February 1933

The Republic of Cameroon
Cameroon
13th February 1933
1st August 1963

Canada
Canada
8th September 1947 (except for the Province of Newfoundland) 5th July 1939 (for Newfoundland)
17th July 1964

The Republic of Chad
Chad
13th February 1933

The Republic of Chile
Chile
31st May 1979
31st May 1979

The People’s Republic of China
China
18th October 1958
18th November 1975

The Republic of Colombia
Colombia
13th November 1966
13th November 1966

The People’s Republic of the Congo
Congo
13th February 1933
1st August 1963

The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Ivory Coast
13th February 1933
1st August 1963

The Republic of Cuba
Cuba
19th October 1964
28th November 1965

The Republic of Cyprus
The territory of the Republic of Cyprus
3rd March 1935
21st October 1970

The Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Czechoslovakia
15th February 1935
1st August 1963

The Kingdom of Denmark
Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands
1st October 1937
1st August 1963

The Commonwealth of Dominica
Dominica
3rd March 1935

The Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
25th May 1972
25th May 1972

The Republic of Ecuador
Ecuador
1st March 1970
1st March 1970

The Arab Republic of Egypt
Egypt
5th December 1955
1st August 1963

The Republic of El Salvador
El Salvador

1st August 1963

Socialist Ethiopia
Ethiopia
12th November 1950

Fiji
Fiji
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967

The Republic of Finland
Finland
1st October 1937
23rd August 1977

The French Republic
France and all Overseas Departments and territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the French Republic
13th February 1933
1st August 1963

The Gabonese Republic
Gabon
16th May 1969
16th May 1969

The Republic of The Gambia
The Gambia
3rd March 1935

Germany
Germany
29th December 1933

The Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Republic of Germany and Berlin (West)

1st August 1963

The German Democratic Republic
German Democratic Republic and Berlin (East)

22nd December 1972

The Republic of Ghana
Ghana
3rd March 1935

Grenada
Grenada
3rd March 1935
13th November 1985

The Republic of Guatemala
Guatemala

26th October 1971

The Republic of Guinea
Guinea
10th December 1961

The Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Guyana
3rd March 1935

The Hellenic Republic
Greece
11th April 1938
21st September 1965

The Hungarian People’s Republic
Hungary
27th August 1936
1st August 1963

The Republic of Iceland
Iceland
19th November 1948
1st August 1963

The Republic of India
India
18th February 1935
15th May 1973

The Republic of Indonesia
Indonesia
29th September 1933

The Islamic Republic of Iran
Iran
6th October 1975
6th October 1975

The Republic of Iraq
Iraq
26th September 1972
26th September 1972

The Republic of Ireland
The territory of the Republic of Ireland
19th December 1935
1st August 1963

The State of Israel
Israel
6th January 1950
3rd November 1964

The Italian Republic
Italy
15th May 1933
2nd August 1963

Jamaica
Jamaica
3rd March 1935

Japan
Japan
18th August 1953
8th November 1967

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Jordan
17th March 1938
13th February 1974

The Republic of Kenya
Kenya
3rd March 1935

The Republic of Kiribati
Kiribati
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967

The Republic of Korea
South Korea

11th October 1967

The State of Kuwait
Kuwait
9th November 1975
9th November 1975

The Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Laos
13th February 1933
1st August 1963

The Lebanese Republic
Lebanon
24th January 1934
8th August 1978

The Kingdom of Lesotho
Lesotho
1st December 1952
15th January 1976

The Republic of Liberia
Liberia
31st July 1942

The Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Libya
14th August 1969
14th August 1969

The Principality of Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
7th August 1934
3rd April 1966

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Luxembourg
5th January 1950
1st August 1963

The Democratic Republic of Madagascar
Madagascar
13th February 1933
1st August 1963

The Republic of Malawi
Malawi
25th January 1978
7th September 1971

Malaysia
Malaysia
2nd October 1936 (except for Malacca and Penang) 3rd March 1935 (for Malacca and Penang)
19th December 1974

The Republic of Mali
Mali
13th February 1933
29th March 1964

The Republic of Malta
Malta
3rd March 1935

The Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Mauritania
13th February 1933

Mauritius
Mauritius
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967

The United Mexican States
Mexico
15th May 1933
1st August 1963

The Principality of Monaco
Monaco

8th July 1979

The Mongolian People’s Republic
Mongolia
29th July 1962

The Kingdom of Morocco
Morocco
5th April 1958
15th February 1976

The Republic of Nauru
Nauru
30th October 1935
1st August 1963

The Kingdom of Nepal
Nepal
13th May 1966
13th May 1966

The Kingdom of the Netherlands
The Netherlands and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
29th September 1933
1st August 1963

New Zealand
New Zealand (including the Cook Islands and the Tokelau Islands)
5th July 1937
14th June 1967

The Republic of Niger
Niger
13th February 1933
1st August 1963

The Federal Republic of Nigeria
Nigeria
3rd March 1935
29th September 1969

The Kingdom of Norway
Norway and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the Kingdom of Norway
1st October 1937
1st August 1963

The Sultanate of Oman
Oman
4th November 1976
2nd November 1987

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Pakistan
18th February 1935
1st August 1963

The Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
30th October 1935
1st August 1963

The Republic of Paraguay
Paraguay
26th November 1969
26th November 1969

The Republic of the Philippines
The Philippines
7th February 1951
28th February 1967

The Polish People’s Republic
Poland
13th February 1933
1st August 1963

The Portuguese Republic
Portugal and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the Portuguese Republic
18th June 1947
15th December 1963

The State of Qatar
Qatar
21st March 1987
21st March 1987

The Socialist Republic of Romania
Romania
13th February 1933
1st August 1963

The Republic of Rwanda
Rwanda
11th October 1936

The Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
Saint Christopher and Nevis
3rd March 1935

Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
3rd March 1935

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
3rd March 1935

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saudia Arabia
27th April 1969
27th April 1969

The Republic of Senegal
Senegal
13th February 1933
17th September 1964

The Republic of Seychelles
Seychelles
22nd September 1980
22nd September 1980

The Republic of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
3rd March 1935

The Republic of Singapore
Singapore
3rd December 1971
4th February 1968

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967

The Republic of South Africa
The Republic of South Africa
22nd March 1955
17th December 1967

Namibia
22nd March 1955
17th December 1967

Spain
Spain and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of Spain
13th February 1933
6th March 1966

The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
3rd March 1935

The Republic of the Sudan
The Sudan
12th May 1975
12th May 1975

The Republic of Surinam
Surinam
29th September 1933
1st August 1963

The Kingdom of Swaziland
Swaziland
1st December 1952
18th October 1971

The Kingdom of Sweden
Sweden
1st October 1937
1st August 1963

The Swiss Confederation
Switzerland
7th August 1934
1st August 1963

The Syrian Arab Republic
Syria
2nd March 1959
1st August 1963

The United Republic of Tanzania
Tanzania
3rd March 1935

The Republic of Togo
Togo
30th September 1980
30th September 1980

The Kingdom of Tonga
Tonga
2nd October 1936
22nd May 1977

The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
3rd March 1935
8th August 1983

The Tunisian Republic
Tunisia
13th February 1933
13th February 1964

The Republic of Turkey
Turkey
23rd June 1978
23rd June 1978

Tuvalu
Tuvalu
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967

The Republic of Uganda
Uganda
3rd March 1935

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
All territories comprised within the Soviet Socialist Republics
18th November 1934 25th December 1959 (for Byelorussia) 12th November 1959 (for the Ukraine)
1st August 1963

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
3rd July 1986

The United States of America
The United States of America and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the United States of America
29th October 1934

The Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Uruguay
2nd October 1979

The Republic of Vanuatu
Vanuatu
24th January 1982
24th January 1982

The Republic of Venezuela
Venezuela
13th September 1955
1st August 1963

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam
13th February 1933
9th January 1983

The Independent State of Western Samoa
Western Samoa
5th July 1937
14th January 1973

The Yemen Arab Republic
Yemen
4th August 1982
4th August 1982

The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
13th February 1933
1st August 1963

The Republic of Zaire
Zaire
11th October 1936

Zambia
Zambia
3rd March 1935
23rd June 1970

Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
3rd April 1935
25th January 1981

Article 4
SCHEDULE 2

Canada
The Republic of Chile
The People’s Republic of the Congo
The Republic of Cuba
Socialist Ethiopia
The Republic of the Philippines
The United States of America

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)
The Carriage by Air Act 1961 gives effect in the United Kingdom to the Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague, 1955, relating to international carriage by air, and the Carriage by Air Acts (Application of Provisions) Order 1967 makes transitional provision for the application of that Act to carriage still governed by the unamended Warsaw Convention, to which the United Kingdom remains a party.
Under section 2(1) of the Act and article 5 of that Order, Her Majesty may by Order in Council from time to time certify, among other things, who are the High Contracting Parties to the Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague and to the unamended Warsaw Convention, and such an Order is conclusive evidence of the matters so certified.
This Order, which supersedes the Carriage by Air (Parties to Convention) Order 1977, the Carriage by Air (Parties to Convention) (Supplementary) Order 1977 and the Carriage by Air (Parties to Convention) (Supplementary) Order 1978, certifies the High Contracting Parties to the Convention as amended at The Hague and the unamended Convention, the territories in respect of which they are parties and the extent to which they have availed themselves of the provisions of the Additional Protocol to the Convention.


(1)
1961 c. 27.

(2)
S.I. 1967/480.

(3)
S.I. 1977/240.

(4)
S.I. 1977/1631.

(5)
S.I. 1978/1058.