# The Antarctic Act 1994 (Overseas Territories) Order 1995, Paragraph 7: Conservation of Antarctic fauna and flora


(1) No United Kingdom national may in Antarctica—
(a) intentionally kill, injure, capture, handle or molest any native mammal or native bird,
(b) while on foot intentionally disturb a breeding or moulting native bird, or a concentration of native mammals or native birds,
(c) use a vehicle, vessel or aircraft in a manner that disturbs a concentration of native mammals or native birds,
(d) use explosives or firearms in such a manner,
(e) remove or damage such quantities of any native plant that its local distribution or abundance will be significantly affected,
(f) significantly damage a concentration of native plants, or
(g) do anything that is likely to cause significant damage to the habitat of any native mammal, bird, plant or invertebrate,
except in accordance with a permit granted under section 12 or under the written authorisation of another Contracting Party.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1030/schedule/1/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/antarctic-act-1994-overseas-territories-order-1995/schedule-1/paragraph-7
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

