This Order, which comes into force on 30th April 1987 (the day on which the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, as set out in Schedule 3 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979, is given the force of law in the United Kingdom), provides for the Convention to apply to the contracts of domestic carriage mentioned in Article 2, subject to the modifications referred to in Article 3.