# The Antarctic Treaty (Specially Protected Areas) Order 1991, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order terminates the designation of an area in the Antarcticas a Specially Protected Area for the purposes of the Antarctic TreatyAct 1967. The area is to be protected in future as a Site of SpecialScientific Interest by administrative arrangements made pursuant toRecommendation XV-7 of the Fifteenth Antarctic Treaty ConsultativeMeeting.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/756/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/antarctic-treaty-specially-protected-areas-order-1991/note
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