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Antarctic Treaties Act, 1996 (Act No. 60 of 1996)

Schedules

Schedule 2

 

I. Antarctic Treaty
a. Article I (Use of Antarctica for purposes other than peaceful purposes) Five years
b. Article V (Nuclear explosions and disposal of radioactive waste material) Twenty years

 

1. Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
a. Article 3 (Activities damaging the Antarctic environment) Two years
b. Article 7 (Mineral resource activities) Five years

 

2. Annex II to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty: Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora
a. Article 3 (Taking of or harmful interference with animals or plants) One year
b. Article 4 (Introducing foreign animals or plants into Antarctica) Two years

 

3. Annex III to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty: Waste Disposal and Waste Management
a. Articles 2 to 6 (Disposal or storage of waste) One year
b. Article 7 (Introducing a prohibited product in Antarctica) One year

 

4. Annex IV to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty: Prevention of Marine Pollution
a. Article 3 (Discharge of oil or oily mixture into the sea) Five years
b. Article 4 (Discharge of noxious liquid or chemical substance into the sea) Five years
c. Article 5 (Disposal of garbage into the sea) Two years
d. Article 6 (Discharge of sewage into the sea) Two years

 

5. Annex V to Le Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty: Area Protection and Management
a. Article 3 (Entry into Antarctic Specially Protected Area) One year
b. Article 8 (Damaging, removing or destroying a historic site or monument) Two years

 

II. Convention Or the Conservation of Antarctic Seals
a. Article 2 (Capturing or killing of seals) Two years

 

III. Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
a. Article II (Harvesting of marine living resources) Five years