Paragraph 1 Historic Sites and Monuments

In section 10 (Historic Sites and Monuments), for subsections (3) and (4) substitute—

“(3)

The Governor, with the consent of the Secretary of State, may on the application of any person grant to that person a permit authorising any United Kingdom national, or any non-national on a British expedition, who is specified or of a description specified in the permit, to do anything specified or of a description specified in the permit that would otherwise constitute a contravention of subsection (1).

(4)

The Governor must not grant a permit under this section unless the Governor is satisfied that the activities authorised by the permit will be carried on only for the purposes of conservation or repair of–

(a)

the Antarctic Historic Site or Monument to which the permit relates, or

(b)

any object within it.”.