7Duty to inform Secretary of State
(1)Where—
(a)as a result of the carrying out of activities in Antarctica the person who organised them, or any of that person’s employees or agents, becomes aware of any environmental emergency, and
(b)the activities are connected with the United Kingdom,
the person organising the activities must promptly inform the Secretary of State about the environmental emergency.
(2)It is immaterial for the purposes of subsection (1) whether the activities gave rise to the emergency.
(3)A person who fails to comply with subsection (1) is guilty of an offence.
(4)A person is not guilty of an offence under this section if the person informed the Secretary of State as soon as was practicable in all the circumstances.
(5)A person who is guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
(a)on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both;
(b)on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.