{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/antarctic-act-1994/section-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/antarctic-act-1994/section-7.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1994/15",
  "legislation_title": "Antarctic Act 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/antarctic-act-1994",
  "path": "section/7",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Conservation of Antarctic fauna and flora.",
  "text": "(1) No United Kingdom national , and no non-national on a British expedition, 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 or native invertebrate 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(1A) Accidental harm occurring in the course of—\n(a) normal operations of a vessel, or\n(b) the activity of fishing for profit,\nshall not be regarded as a contravention of subsection (1)(e), (f) or (g).\n(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 7(1) inserted (26.5.2013) by Antarctic Act 2013 (c. 15), ss. 14(2)(a), 18(4)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 7(1)(e) inserted (26.5.2013) by Antarctic Act 2013 (c. 15), ss. 16(2), 18(4)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 7(1A) inserted (26.5.2013) by Antarctic Act 2013 (c. 15), ss. 16(3), 18(4)(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/15/section/7",
    "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."
}