| Guvnor

Status: In Force
Penalty ceiling: Regulated 3 of 3 obligations carry a criminal penalty.

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Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person3

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What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.005 Permits required for British vessels and aircraft entering Antarctica. Regulated

Enter Antarctica without a permitAny Person

s.013 Conditions attached to permits under Part II. Regulated

Contravene condition attached to Antarctic permitAny Person

s.014 Permits: applications, production, revocation and suspension. Regulated

Fail to produce Antarctic permit when requiredAny Person

35 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.001 Meaning of “Antarctica”.

s.002 The Antarctic Treaty, the Protocol and the Convention.

s.003 Permits required for British expeditions to Antarctica.

s.004 Permits required for British stations in Antarctica.

s.006 Mineral resource activities.

s.007 Conservation of Antarctic fauna and flora.

s.008 Permits required for introducing non-native animals and plants into Antarctica.

s.008 Introduction of microscopic organisms

s.008 Introduction of non-sterile soil

s.009 Areas restricted under the Protocol.

s.010 Historic Sites and Monuments.

s.011 Places protected under the Convention.

s.012 Grant of permits for activities prohibited by sections 7 to 9.

s.015 Duty to have regard to the Protocol and to measures implementing the Protocol.

s.016 Delegation of powers under sections 10, 11 and 12

s.017 Proceedings for offences under Part II.

s.018 Defences.

s.019 Offences committed by bodies corporate and Scottish partnerships.

s.020 Penalties.

s.021 United Kingdom nationals in the unclaimed sector of Antarctica.

s.022 United Kingdom nationals working under the Antarctic Treaty.

s.023 United Kingdom nationals working under the Convention.

s.024 Proceedings for offences under Part III.

s.025 Power to make further provision in connection with the Antarctic Treaty, the Protocol and the Convention.

s.026 Power to extend the application of sections 6 to 12.

s.027 Meaning of “offence under this Act”.

s.028 Institution of proceedings.

s.029 Power of arrest etc.

s.030 Evidence.

s.031 Interpretation.

s.032 Orders and regulations.

s.033 Repeals.

s.034 Extent.

s.035 Commencement.

s.036 Short title.

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Antarctic Act 1994

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