Introduction
Background
Antarctic Treaty
Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
Liability Annex
Antarctic Act 1994
Summary
Territorial Extent
Commentary on Sections
Part 1 – Environmental Emergencies
Duty to take response action
Section 1 – Duty to take response action
Civil liability for failure to respond to environmental emergency
Section 2 – Liability to Parties to Annex VI
Section 3 – Liability to Antarctic Environmental Liability Fund
Section 4 and Schedule – Civil liability: supplementary
Preparatory measures
Section 5 – Duty to take preventative measures and make contingency plan
Section 6 – Insurance relating to environmental emergencies
Information
Section 7 – Duty to inform the Secretary of State
Section 8 – Secretary of State’s power to require information
Application of this Part
Section 9 – General exclusions
Section 10 – The Crown
General
Section 11 – Offences
Section 12 - Orders
Section 13 – Interpretation
Part 2 – Miscellaneous and Final
Miscellaneous
Section 14 – Application of offences to non-nationals
Section 15 – Historic Sites and Monuments: permits
Section 16 – Conservation of animals and plants
Final
Section 17 – Northern Ireland
Section 18 – Extent, commencement and short title
Hansard References
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