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The Antarctic Act 1994 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 1997

S.I. 1997/2298 · Made 22 September 1997

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ANTARCTICA

Made 22nd September 1997

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 35 of the Antarctic Act 1994f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

1994 c. 15.

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Commencement of Section 6 of the Antarctic Act 1994
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Antarctic Act 1994 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 1997.

2Commencement of Section 6 of the Antarctic Act 1994

Section 6 of the Antarctic Act 1994 shall come into force on 1st October 1997.

Signature

Derek Fatchett

For the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

22nd September 1997

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st October 1997 section 6 of the Antarctic Act 1994. The section prohibits mineral resource activities in Antarctica by United Kingdom nationals except for certain limited purposes.

With the exception of sections 3 and 4, the Act has been progressively brought into force by commencement orders made in 1995 (S.I. No. 2748), 1996 (S.I. No. 2666) and 1997 (S.I. No. 1411).