# Antarctic Treaty Act 1967, Section 2: Exemptions from s. 1.

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

(1) Section 1 of this Act shall not be taken to be contravened by anything done, or attempted to be done, by any person in accordance with a permit issued in respect of him—
(a) under this Act, or
(b) by or on behalf of one of the other Contracting Parties,
if it is done or attempted at a time when that permit is in force and in compliance with any conditions or limitations to which the permit is subject.
(2) Without prejudice to the preceding subsection, where a person is charged with an offence under section 1 of this Act, it shall be a defence to prove that the act in question was done or attempted in a case of extreme emergency involving possible loss of human life or the safety of a ship or aircraft.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/65/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/antarctic-treaty-act-1967/section-2
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