The Antarctic Treaty (Specially Protected Areas) Order 1977

• Citation: S.I. 1977/1235
• Sections: 4

Section 1

This Order may be cited as the Antarctic Treaty (Specially Protected Areas) Order 1977 and shall come into operation on 1st September 1977.

Section 2

Specially Protected Area No. 6 (Cape Crozier, Ross Island) and Specially Protected Area No. 10 (Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands) shall cease to be designated as Specially Protected Areas for the purposes of the Antarctic Treaty Act 1967 and shall be omitted from the Schedule to the Antarctic Treaty (Specially Protected Areas) Order 1968 .

Section 3

The Antarctic Treaty (Specially Protected Area) Order 1969 (designation of Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, South Shetland Islands as Specially Protected Area No. 12) is hereby revoked.

Section 4

For the purposes of the Antarctic Treaty Act 1967, the following area, being an area which has been recommended for inclusion in Annex B to Schedule 2 to the said Act, is designated as a Specially Protected Area:

SPECIALLY PROTECTED AREA NO. 17

LITCHFIELD ISLAND, ARTHUR HARBOUR,

PALMER ARCHIPELAGO

Lat. 64° 46&min;S., Long. 64° 06&min;W.

This area, the location of which is shown on the map in the Schedule hereto, is a small island, about 2.5 km 2 in area.