Explanatory note

This Order designates as a Specially Protected Area for the purposes of the Antarctic Treaty Act 1967 a further area in the Antarctic which has been recommended for inclusion in Annex B to the Agreed Measures for the Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora (Schedule 2 to the Act) in pursuance of Article IX(1) of the Antarctic Treaty; and terminates the designation of three areas which are to be protected in future by administrative arrangements made pursuant to Recommendation VIII-4 of the Eighth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (Cmnd. 6786).