1990 No. 989

ANTARCTICA

The Antarctic Treaty (Contracting Parties) Order 1990

Made

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 DeneyClerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE

Article 2

Argentina

Italy

Australia

Japan

Austria

Republic of Korea

Belgium

The Netherlands

Brazil

New Zealand

Bulgaria

North Korea

Canada

Norway

Chile

Papua New Guinea

Colombia

People’s Republic of China

Cuba

Peru

Czechoslovakia

Poland

Denmark

Romania

Ecuador

Republic of South Africa

Federal Republic of Germany

Spain

Finland

Sweden

The French Republic

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

German Democratic Republic

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Greece

United States of America

Hungary

Uruguay

India

(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.