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 2254 INTERNATIONAL LOAD LINE CONVENTION. JULY 5, 1930. Contracting Governments (mcluding Governments which have deposited ratifications or accessions which have not yet become effective) this Convention shall be modified accordingly. 2. Conferences for the purpose of revising this Convention shall be held at such times an~, places as may be agreed upon by the Contracting Governments. A Conference for this purpose shall be convoked by the Govern- ment of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ire- land whenever, after this Convention has been in force for five years, one-third of the Contracting Governments express a desire to that effect. CHAPTER V. - FINAL PROVISIONS. ARTICLE 21. Application to Oolonies. Application or. to 1. A Contracting Government may, at the time of signature, CoIOriies, etc. ratification, accession or thereafter, by a notification in writing addressed to the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, declare its desire that this Conven- tion shall apply to all or any of its Colonies, overseas territories, protectorates or territories under suzerainty or mandate, and this Convention shall apply to all the territories named in such notifi- cation, two months after the date of the receipt thereof, but, failing such notification, this Convention will not apply to any such territories. Cessation to Colo- 2. A Contracting Government may at any time by a notification Dies, etc. in writing addressed to the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland express its desire that this Convention shall cease to apply to all or any of its colonies, overseas territories, protectorates or territories under suzerainty or mandate to which this Convention shall have, under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, been applicable for a period of not less than five years, and in such case the Convention shall cease to apply twelve months after the date of the receipt of such notification by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to all territories mentioned therein. Notice thereof other signatories. to 3. The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland shall inform all the other Contracting Govern- ments of the application of this Convention to any Colony, overseas territory, protectorate or territory under suzerainty or mandate under the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article, and of the cessation of any such application under the provisions of para- graph 2, stating in each case the date from which this Convention has become or will cease to be applicable.