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available in the form required by its law to enable proceedings against 

 the owner or master of the ship to be taken in respect of the alleged 

 contravention, it shall cause such proceedings to be taken as soon as 

 possible, and shall inform the other Government and the Organization 

 of the result of such proceedings. 



11. The existing text of Article XIV of the Convention is replaced by 

 the following : 



Article XIV 



(1) The present Convention shall remain open for signature for 

 three months from this day's date and shall thereafter remain open for 

 acceptance. 



(2) Subject to Article XV, the Governments of States Members of 

 the United Nations or of any of the Specialized Agencies or parties 

 to the Statute of the International Court of Justice may become parties 

 to the present Convention by: 



(a) signature without reservation as to acceptance ; 



(6) signature subject to acceptance followed by acceptance, or 



(c) acceptance. 



(3) Acceptance shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of 

 acceptance with the Bureau, which shall inform all Governments 

 that have already signed or accepted the present Convention of each 

 signature and deposit of an acceptance and of the date of such signa- 

 ture or deposit. 



12. The existing text of Article XVI of the Convention is replaced 

 by the following : 



Article XVI 



(1) (a) The present Convention may be amended by unanimous 



agreement between the Contracting Governments. 



(b) Upon request of any Contracting Government a proposed 

 amendment shall be communicated by the Organization 

 to all Contracting Governments for consideration and 

 acceptance under this paragraph. 



(2) (a) An amendment to the present Convention may be proposed 



to the Organization at any time by any Contracting 

 Government, and such proposal if adopted by a two- 

 thirds majority of the Assembly of the Organization upon 

 recominendation adopted by a two-thirds majority of the 

 Maritime Safety Committee of the Organization shall be 

 communicated by the Organization to aU Contracting 

 Governments for their acceptance. 



(b) Any such recommendation by the Maritime Safety Com- 

 mittee shall be communicated by the Organization to all 



