{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/antarctic-act-1994/section-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/antarctic-act-1994/section-12.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1994/15",
  "legislation_title": "Antarctic Act 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/antarctic-act-1994",
  "path": "section/12",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Grant of permits for activities prohibited by sections 7 to 9.",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may on the application of any person grant to him 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 section 7(1), 8(1) , 8A(1) or 9(1).\n(2) The Secretary of State shall not grant a permit under this section in respect of a non-national on a British expedition unless he is satisfied that the activities authorised by the permit will be carried on only for the purposes of education or scientific research.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 12 renumbered (26.5.2013) as s. 12(1) by Antarctic Act 2013 (c. 15), ss. 14(4)(a), 18(4)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 12(1) inserted (26.5.2013) by Antarctic Act 2013 (c. 15), ss. 14(4)(b), 18(4)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 12 inserted (26.5.2013) by Antarctic Act 2013 (c. 15), ss. 16(7)(b), 18(4)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 12(2) inserted (26.5.2013) by Antarctic Act 2013 (c. 15), ss. 14(4)(c), 18(4)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 12 heading substituted (26.5.2013) by Antarctic Act 2013 (c. 15), ss. 16(7)(a), 18(4)(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/15/section/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:34:12.844220+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."
}