{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/antarctic-act-1994-overseas-territories-order-1995/schedule-1/paragraph-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/antarctic-act-1994-overseas-territories-order-1995/schedule-1/paragraph-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1995/1030",
  "legislation_title": "The Antarctic Act 1994 (Overseas Territories) Order 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/antarctic-act-1994-overseas-territories-order-1995",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Conservation of Antarctic fauna and flora",
  "text": "(1) No United Kingdom national may in Antarctica—\n(a) intentionally kill, injure, capture, handle or molest any native mammal or native bird,\n(b) while on foot intentionally disturb a breeding or moulting native bird, or a concentration of native mammals or native birds,\n(c) use a vehicle, vessel or aircraft in a manner that disturbs a concentration of native mammals or native birds,\n(d) use explosives or firearms in such a manner,\n(e) remove or damage such quantities of any native plant that its local distribution or abundance will be significantly affected,\n(f) significantly damage a concentration of native plants, or\n(g) do anything that is likely to cause significant damage to the habitat of any native mammal, bird, plant or invertebrate,\nexcept in accordance with a permit granted under section 12 or under the written authorisation of another Contracting Party.\n(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "text amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/2017/779",
      "affecting_title": "The Antarctic Act 1994 (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2017"
    },
    {
      "type": "text amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/2015/823",
      "affecting_title": "The Antarctic Act 1994 (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2015"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1030/schedule/1/paragraph/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:11:10.412674+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}