The Antarctic Treaty (Contracting Parties) Order 1990

Made1st 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

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.