Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2018C00182:section:30:p6
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Provision Reference: s 30 (pt 6/12)
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ready to ratify the Convention under the second paragraph of Article 20 or to accede to the Convention under Article 21 but desire to be allowed to make any reservations with regard to the application of the Convention may inform the Secretary‑General of the League of Nations to this effect, who shall forthwith communicate such reservations to the High Contracting Parties on whose behalf ratifications or accessions have been deposited and enquire whether they have any objection thereto. If within six months of the date of the communication of the Secretary‑General no objections have been received, the participation in the Convention of the country making the reservation shall be deemed to have been accepted by the other High Contracting Parties subject to the said reservation.

Article 23
Ratification of or accession to the present Convention by any High Contracting Party implies that its legislation and its administrative organisation are in conformity with the rules contained in the Convention.

Article 24
In the absence of a contrary declaration by one of the High Contracting Parties at the time of signature, ratification or accession, the provisions of the present Convention shall not apply to colonies, overseas territories, protectorates or territories under suzerainty or mandate.
Nevertheless, the High Contracting Parties reserve the right to accede to the Convention, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 21 and 23, for their colonies, overseas territories, protectorates or territories under suzerainty or mandate. They also reserve the right to denounce it separately in accordance with the provisions of Article 27.

Article 25
The present Convention shall not come into force until five ratifications or accessions on behalf of Members of the League of Nations or non‑member States have been deposited. The date of its coming into force shall be the ninetieth day after the receipt by the Secretary‑General of the League of Nations of the fifth ratification or accession.

Article 26
After the coming into force of the Convention in accordance with Article 25, each subsequent ratification or accession shall take effect on the ninetieth day from the date of its receipt by the Secretary‑General of the League of Nations.

Article 27
The present Convention may be denounced on behalf of any Member of the League of Nations or non‑member State by a notification in writing addressed to the Secretary‑General of the League of Nations, who will inform all the Members of the League and the non‑member States referred to in Article 20. Such denunciation shall take effect one year after the date of its receipt by the Secretary‑General of the League of Nations, and shall operate only in respect of the High Contracting Party on whose behalf it was notified.

Article 28
The present Convention