Cap. 503 Art. 46Cape Town Convention and AircraftProtocol have the force of law in Malta.

(1) The Government of Malta is hereby authorised to ratify the Cape Town Convention and its Aircraft Protocol and to without prejudice to the Declarations lodged by the European

Community on behalf of its Member States, the Government of

Malta, through the Minister of Foreign Affairs, is authorized to lodge such Declarations in respect thereof as the Minister may decide, and in future to lodge any revocation thereof, or amendment thereto, as may be necessary from time to time.

(2) Subject to sub-article (3), the Cape Town Convention and the Aircraft Protocol as reproduced by the Implementing Law shall have the force of law in Malta in relation to matters to which they apply and shall prevail over any other law, in case of conflict.

(3) The provisions of the Cape Town Convention and the Aircraft Protocol shall come into effect on the effective date.