Antarctic Act, 2013 (Cap. 15 of 2013). Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Legislation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to make provision consequential on Annex VI to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty; to amend the Antarctic Act 1994; and for connected purposes. Subject Environment gen., Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Protected area Liability/compensation Hazards Early warning system Ecosystem preservation Protection of habitats Marine protected areas Offences/penalties Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Please see section 18. Abstract This Act provides principally with respect to preparation for and response to environmental emergencies in the Antarctic, giving in part effect to the Annex VI to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty - Liability arising from environmental emergencies. It also amends the Antarctic Act 1994 in respect of conservation of the environment and animal and plant life. The Act among other things: requires those who organise activities carried out in Antarctica, where those activities are connected with the United Kingdom, to take reasonable, prompt and effective response action in relation to any environmental emergency arising directly or indirectly from those activities; provides that where the Crown, or a person specifically authorised by the Crown, undertakes response action after an environmental emergency arising from activities organised by a person based in the United Kingdom, or from activities connected with the United Kingdom, the Government is entitled to recover the costs of such actions; exempts the Crown and the other Parties to Annex VI from liability under this section for any failure on their part to take response action to environmental emergencies arising from their own activities; requires the organiser of activities in Antarctica, where those activities are connected to the United Kingdom, to take reasonable preventative measures designed to reduce the risk of environmental emergencies arising from those activities and their potential adverse impact and to develop a contingency plan. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amends Antarctic Act (Cap. 15 of 1994). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1994 Keyword: Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Protection of habitats, Marine protected areas, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Antarctic Act 1994 (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 1531 of 2015). Legislation | Isle of Man (UK) | 2015 Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Biodiversity, Marine area, Cultural heritage, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX Antarctic Act 1994 (Jersey) (Amendment) Order (S.I. No. 1215 of 2016). Legislation | Jersey (UK) | 2016 Keyword: Protected area, Liability/compensation, Hazards, Early warning system, Ecosystem preservation, Protection of habitats, Marine protected areas, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Antarctic Act 1994 (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2015 (No. 823 of 2015). Legislation | Cayman Islands (UK) | 2015 Keyword: Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Protection of habitats, Marine protected areas, Offences/penalties, Alien species Source: FAO, FAOLEX Antarctic Act 1994 (Guernsey) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 1073 of 2018). Legislation | Guernsey (UK) | 2018 Keyword: Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Protection of habitats, Marine protected areas, Biosecurity, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX