Antarctic Act 2013 Explanatory Notes

1. Introduction

2. Background

   1. Antarctic Treaty

   2. Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty

   3. Liability Annex

   4. Antarctic Act 1994

3. Summary

4. Territorial Extent

5. Commentary on Sections

   1. Part 1 – Environmental Emergencies

      1. Duty to take response action

         1. Section 1 – Duty to take response action

      2. Civil liability for failure to respond to environmental emergency

         1. Section 2 – Liability to Parties to Annex VI

         2. Section 3 – Liability to Antarctic Environmental Liability Fund

         3. Section 4 and Schedule – Civil liability: supplementary

      3. Preparatory measures

         1. Section 5 – Duty to take preventative measures and make contingency plan

         2. Section 6 – Insurance relating to environmental emergencies

      4. Information

         1. Section 7 – Duty to inform the Secretary of State

         2. Section 8 – Secretary of State’s power to require information

      5. Application of this Part

         1. Section 9 – General exclusions

         2. Section 10 – The Crown

      6. General

         1. Section 11 – Offences

         2. Section 12 - Orders

         3. Section 13 – Interpretation

   2. Part 2 – Miscellaneous and Final

      1. Miscellaneous

         1. Section 14 – Application of offences to non-nationals

         2. Section 15 – Historic Sites and Monuments: permits

         3. Section 16 – Conservation of animals and plants

      2. Final

         1. Section 17 – Northern Ireland

         2. Section 18 – Extent, commencement and short title

6. Hansard References