5Declaration of Antarctic specially protected areas and Antarctic specially managed areas

5 Declaration of Antarctic specially protected areas and Antarctic specially managed areas

(1) Each area described in Schedule 1, being an area in respect of which the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties have adopted a management plan, is declared to be an Antarctic specially protected area. (2) Each area described in Schedule 2, being an area in respect of which the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties have adopted a management plan, is declared to be an Antarctic specially managed area. (3) For paragraph 8 (4) (a) of the Act, each Antarctic specially protected area and Antarctic specially managed area includes the subsoil beneath the surface of any land within the area, to a depth of 1 000 metres below the surface of the land. (4) For paragraph 8 (4) (c) of the Act, each Antarctic specially protected area and Antarctic specially managed area includes the subsoil beneath any sea‑bed within the area, to a depth of 1 000 metres below the sea‑bed.

Note: Details of Antarctic specially protected areas and Antarctic specially managed areas could in 2014 be viewed on the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat’s website (http://www.ats.aq).