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Article V Carriage of Persons in Emergency {a) For the purpose of moving persons from any territory in order to avoid a threat to the security of their lives a Contracting Government may permit the carriage of a larger number of persons in its ships than is otherwise permissible under the present Convention. (b) Such permission shall not deprive other Contracting Governments of any right of control under the present Convention over such ships which come within their ports. (c) Notice of any such permission, together with a statement of the circumstances, shall be sent to the Organization by the Contracting Government granting such permission. Article VI Suspension in Case of War (a) In case of war, Contracting Governments which consider that they are affected, whether as belligerents or as neutrals, may suspend: the whole or any part of the regulations annexed hereto. The suspending Government shall immediately give notice of such suspension to the Organization. (b) Such suspension shall not deprive other Contracting Governments of any right of control under the present Convention over the ships of the suspending Government when such ships are within their ports. (c) The suspending Government may at any time terminate such suspension and shall immediately give notice of such termination to the Organization. (d) The Organization shall notify all Contracting Governments of any suspension or termination of suspension under this Article. Article YII Prior Treaties and Conventions (a) As between the Contracting Governments the present Convention replaces and abrogates the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea which was signed in London on the 31st May, 1929. (b) All other treaties, conventions and arrangements relating to safety of life at sea,' or matters appertaining thereto, at present in force between Governments parties to the present Convention, shall continue to have full and complete effect during the terms thereof as regards : (i) Ships to which the present Convention does not apply; (ii) Ships to which the present Convention applies, in respect of matters for which it has not expressly provided. (c) To the extent, however, that such treaties, conventions or arrangements conflict with the provisions of the present Convention, the provisions of the present Convention shall prevail. (d) All matters which are not expressly provided for in the present Convention remain subject to the legislation of the Contracting Governments. .

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