# Antarctic Treaty Act 1967, Paragraph 1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Nothing contained in the present Treaty shall be interpreted as:
(a) a renunciation by any Contracting Party of previously asserted rights of or claims to territorial sovereignty in Antarctica;
(b) a renunciation or diminution by any Contracting Party of any basis of claim to territorial sovereignty in Antarctica which it may have whether as a result of its activities or those of its nationals in Antarctica, or otherwise;
(c) prejudicing the position of any Contracting Party as regards its recognition or non-recognition of any other State’s right of or claim or basis of claim to territorial sovereignty in Antarctica.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/65/schedule/1/crossheading/article-iv/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/antarctic-treaty-act-1967/schedule-1/crossheading-article-iv/paragraph-1
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