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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/antarctic-treaty-act-1967/schedule-2/partn1",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1967/65",
  "legislation_title": "Antarctic Treaty Act 1967",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/antarctic-treaty-act-1967",
  "path": "schedule/2/partn1",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "PREAMBLE",
  "text": "The Governments participating in the Third Consultative Meeting under Article IX of the Antarctic Treaty,\nDesiringto implement the principles and purposes of the Antarctic Treaty;\nRecognisingthe scientific importance of the study of Antarctic fauna and flora, their adaptation to their rigorous environment, and their inter-relationship with that environment;\nConsideringthe unique nature of these fauna and flora, their circum-polar range, and particularly their defencelessness and susceptibility to extermination;\nDesiringby further international collaboration within the framework of the Antarctic Treaty to promote and achieve the objectives of protection, scientific study, and rational use of these fauna and flora; and\nHaving particular regardto the conservation principles developed by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) of the International Council of Scientific Unions;\nHereby consider the Treaty Area as a Special Conservation Area and have agreed on the following measures:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:55:07.846950+00:00"
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  "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."
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