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Statutory Instrument 1995 No. 1030

The Antarctic Act 1994 (Overseas Territories) Order 1995

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1995 No. 1030

ANTARCTICA

The Antarctic Act 1994 (Overseas Territories) Order 1995

Made11th April 1995
Laid before Parliament25th April 1995
Coming into force15th May 1995 subject to the provisions of Article 1(2)

At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 11th day of April 1995

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council


    Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by the Foreign Jurisdiction Act 1890[1], the British Settlements Acts 1887 and 1945[2], and section 34(2) and (3) of the Antarctic Act 1994[3], and all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—
    Citation and commencement
        1.—(1)  This Order may be cited as the Antarctic Act 1994 (Overseas Territories) Order 1995 and, subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), shall come into force on 15th May 1995.

        (2)  Schedule 1 to this Order shall come into force in respect of each territory to which this Order extends on such day as the Governor of the territory may by order, published in the official gazette of the territory, appoint; and different days may be appointed for different provisions and different purposes.
    Extent and construction
        2.—(1)  Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), the Antarctic Act 1994, modified as in Schedule 1 to this Order, shall extend to the territories listed in Schedule 2 to this Order.

        (2)  In its extension to the British Antarctic Territory the Antarctic Act 1994, as so modified, shall be subject to the further modifications set out in Schedule 3 to this Order.

        (3)  Unless otherwise provided, any reference in this Order to "the Antarctic Act 1994" means that Act as it applies in the United Kingdom; and "the Act" or "this Act" means the Antarctic Act 1994 as extended by this Order.
    Revocation
        3.    Article 4 of the Antarctic Treaty Order in Council, 1962[4]is revoked.



N. H. Nicholls

Clerk of the Privy Council





Notes:

[1] 1890 c. 37 (53 & 54 Vict.).

[2] 1887 c. 54 and 1945 c. 7 (9 & 10 Geo. 6).

[3] 1994 c. 15.

[4] S.I. 1962/401.

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