# Antarctic Treaty Act 1967, Paragraph 1

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

The present Treaty shall be subject to ratification by the signatory States. It shall be open for accession by any State which is a Member of the United Nations, or by any other State which may be invited to accede to the Treaty with the consent of all the Contracting Parties whose representatives are entitled to participate in the meetings provided for under Article IX of the Treaty.

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