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The Antarctic Treaty (Contracting Parties) Order 1990

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Statutory Instruments

1990 No. 989

ANTARCTICA

The Antarctic Treaty (Contracting Parties) Order 1990

Made

1st May 1990

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 1st day of May 1990

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 7(1) and 10(7) of the Antarctic Treaty Act 1967 (1), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

1.  This Order may be cited as the Antarctic Treaty (Contracting Parties) Order 1990.

2.  It is hereby certified that the Contracting Parties for the purposes of the Antarctic Treaty Act 1967 areas specified in the Schedule to this Order.

3.  The Antarctic Treaty (Contracting Parties) Order 1988 (2) is hereby revoked.

G I de Deney

Clerk of the Privy Council

Article 2

SCHEDULE

ArgentinaItaly
AustraliaJapan
AustriaRepublic of Korea
BelgiumThe Netherlands
BrazilNew Zealand
BulgariaNorth Korea
CanadaNorway
ChilePapua New Guinea
ColombiaPeople’s Republic of China
CubaPeru
CzechoslovakiaPoland
DenmarkRomania
EcuadorRepublic of South Africa
Federal Republic of GermanySpain
FinlandSweden
The French RepublicUnion of Soviet Socialist Republics
German Democratic RepublicUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GreeceUnited States of America
HungaryUruguay
India

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order adds Canada and Colombia to the list of Contracting Parties to the Antarctic Treaty, certified as such for the purposes of the Antarctic Treaty Act 1967.

(2)

S.I. 1988/786

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