The Antarctic (Amendment) Regulations 2008

• Citation: S.I. 2008/3066
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Antarctic (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 29th December 2008. The Antarctic Regulations 1995 (“the principal Regulations”), as amended , and these Regulations may be cited together as the Antarctic Regulations 1995 to 2008.

Section 2 Amendment of Regulation 4 of the principal Regulations

Regulation 4(2) of the principal Regulations shall be deleted and replaced by the following:

(2) No later than 10 days after receiving the application, the Secretary of State shall cause notice of the application to be published on the internet website of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in such form and containing such information as he may deem appropriate which shall include the name and contact details of the applicant.

Section 3 Amendment of Regulation 6 of the principal Regulations

Regulation 6(5) of the principal Regulations shall be amended by substituting for the words

“in the London Gazette” the words “on the internet website of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office”.

Section 4 Amendment of Schedules 1 and 2 to the principal Regulations

The Schedules to the principal Regulations shall be amended as follows:

(a) There shall be deleted from Schedule 1 the area listed as ASPA 129: Rothera Point.

(b) There shall be added to Schedule 1 the areas listed and described in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

(c) There shall be deleted from Schedule 2 the Historic Sites and Monuments listed and described as: “Site No 12 Cross and Plaque at Cape Denison, George V Land” and “Site No 13 Hut at Cape Denison, George V Land”.

(d) There shall be added to Schedule 2 the Historic Sites and Monuments listed in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.