Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act, 1986 (Act No. 2 of 1986) > Schedule > International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973

(1)	The present Convention or any Optional Annex may be denounced by any Parties to the Convention at any time after the expiry of five years from the date on which the Convention or such Annex enters into force for that Party.

(2)	Denunciation shall be effected by notification in writing to the Secretary-General of the Organization who shall inform all the other Parties of any such notification received and of the date of its receipt as well as the date on which such denunciation takes effect.

(3)	A denunciation shall take effect twelve months after receipt of the notification of denunciation by the Secretary-General of the Organization or after the expiry of any other longer period which may be indicated in the notification.

Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act, 1986 (Act No. 2 of 1986)