1.
Section V of the Convention shall become Section III of the Convention; Article 57 of the Convention shall become Article 52 of the Convention; Articles 58 and 59 of the Convention shall be deleted, and Articles 60 to 66 of the Convention shall become Articles 53 to 59 of the Convention respectively.
2.
Section I of the Convention shall be entitled "RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS" and new Section III of the Convention shall be entitled "MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS". Articles 1 to 18 and new Articles 52 to 59 of the Convention shall be provided with headings, as listed in the appendix to this Protocol.
3.
In new Article 56, in paragraph 1, the words ", subject to paragraph 4 of this Article," shall be inserted after the word "shall"; in paragraph 4, the words "Commission to receive petitions" and "in accordance with Article 25 of the present Convention" shall be replaced by the words "Court to receive applications" and "as provided in Article 34 of the Convention" respectively. In new Article 58, paragraph 4, the words "Article 63" shall be replaced by the words "Article 56".
4.
The Protocol to the Convention shall be amended as follows:
a.
the Articles shall be provided with the headings listed in the appendix to the present Protocol; and
b.
in Article 4, last sentence, the words "of Article 63" shall be replaced by the words "of Article 56".
5.
Protocol No. 4 shall be amended as follows:
a.
the Articles shall be provided with the headings listed in the appendix to the present Protocol;
b.
in Article 5, paragraph 3, the words "of Article 63" shall be replaced by the words "of Article 56"; a new paragraph 5 shall be added, which shall read:
"Any State which has made a declaration in accordance with paragraph 1 or 2 of this Article may at any time thereafter declare on behalf of one or more of the territories to which the declaration relates that it accepts the competence of the Court to receive applications from individuals, nongovernmental organisations or groups of individuals as provided in Article 34 of the Convention in respect of all or any of Articles 1 to 4 of this Protocol."; and
c.
paragraph 2 of Article 6 shall be deleted.
6.
Protocol No. 6 shall be amended as follows:
a.
the Articles shall be provided with the headings listed in the appendix to the present Protocol; and
b.
in Article 4 the words "under Article 64" shall be replaced by the words "under Article 57".
7.
Protocol No. 7 shall be amended as follows:
a.
the Articles shall be provided with the headings listed in the appendix to the present Protocol;
b.
in Article 6, paragraph 4, the words "of Article 63" shall be replaced by the words "of Article 56"; a new paragraph 6 shall be added, which shall read:
"Any State which has made a declaration in accordance with paragraph 1 or 2 of this Article may at any time thereafter declare on behalf of one or more of the territories to which the declaration relates that it accepts the competence of the Court to receive applications from individuals, non-governmental organisations or groups of individuals as provided in Article 34 of the Convention in respect of Articles 1 to 5 of this Protocol."; and
c.
paragraph 2 of Article 7 shall be deleted.
8.
Protocol No. 9 shall be repealed.