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1988 No. 786
ANTARCTICA
The Antarctic Treaty (Contracting Parties) Order 1988
Made
27th April 1988
At the Court of Saint James, the 27th day of April 1988
Present,
The Counsellors of State in Council
Whereas Her Majesty, in pursuance of the Regency Acts 1937 to 1953, was pleased, by Letters Patent dated the 28th day of March 1988, to delegate to the six Counsellors of State therein named or any two or more of them full power and authority during the period of Her Majesty's absence from the United Kingdom to summon and hold on Her Majesty's behalf Her Privy Council and to signify thereat Her Majesty's approval for anything for which Her Majesty's approval in Council is required:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and His Royal Highness The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, being authorised thereto by the said Letters Patent, and in pursuance of the powers conferred by sections 7(1) and 10(7) of the Antarctic Treaty Act 1967((1)) and all other powers enabling Her Majesty, and by and with the advice of Her Majesty's Privy Council, do on Her Majesty's behalf order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:-
1. This Order may be cited as the Antarctic Treaty (Contracting Parties) Order 1988.
2. It is hereby certified that the Contracting Parties for the purposes of the Antarctic Treaty Act 1967 are as specified in the Schedule to this Order.
3. The Antarctic Treaty (Contracting Parties) Order 1986(2) is hereby revoked.
G.I. de Deney
Clerk of the Privy Council
Article 2
SCHEDULE
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Chile
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Ecuador
Federal Republic of Germany
Finland
The French Republic
German Democratic Republic
Greece
Hungary
India
Italy
Japan
Republic of Korea
The Netherlands
New Zealand
North Korea
Norway
Papua New Guinea
People's Republic of China
Peru
Poland
Romania
Republic of South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States of America
Uruguay
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order adds Austria, Ecuador, Greece and North Korea to the list of Contracting Parties to the Antarctic Treaty, certified as such for the purposes of the Antarctic Treaty Act 1967.
S.I. 1986/2221.