The Consular Relations (Merchant Shipping and Civil Aviation) (Socialist Republic of Romania) Order 1970

• Citation: S.I. 1970/1920
• Sections: 3

Section 1

This Order may be cited as the Consular Relations (Merchant Shipping and Civil Aviation) (Socialist Republic of Romania) Order 1970 and shall come into operation on a date to be notified in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes.

Section 2

(1) For the purposes of this Order a ship shall be treated as belonging to the Socialist Republic of Romania if it possesses Romanian nationality under Romanian law.

(2) For the purposes of this Order an aircraft shall be treated as belonging to the Socialist Republic of Romania if it is registered in the Socialist Republic of Romania.

(3) Nothing in this Order shall apply to any ship of war or military aircraft.

(4) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

Section 3

Proceedings relating to the remuneration or any contract of service of the master or commander or a member of the crew of any ship or aircraft belonging to the Socialist Republic of Romania shall not be entertained by any court in the United Kingdom unless a consular officer of the Socialist Republic of Romania has been notified of the intention to invoke the jurisdiction of that court and has not objected within a period of two weeks from the date of such notification and a statement to that effect is included among the details on which the claim is based at the time when the proceedings are commenced.