Antarctic Treaties Act, 1996 (Act No. 60 of 1996)SchedulesSchedule 2 |
| I. | Antarctic Treaty |
| a. | Article I (Use of Antarctica for purposes other than peaceful purposes) Five years |
| b. | Article V (Nuclear explosions and disposal of radioactive waste material) Twenty years |
| 1. | Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty |
| a. | Article 3 (Activities damaging the Antarctic environment) Two years |
| b. | Article 7 (Mineral resource activities) Five years |
| 2. | Annex II to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty: Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora |
| a. | Article 3 (Taking of or harmful interference with animals or plants) One year |
| b. | Article 4 (Introducing foreign animals or plants into Antarctica) Two years |
| 3. | Annex III to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty: Waste Disposal and Waste Management |
| a. | Articles 2 to 6 (Disposal or storage of waste) One year |
| b. | Article 7 (Introducing a prohibited product in Antarctica) One year |
| 4. | Annex IV to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty: Prevention of Marine Pollution |
| a. | Article 3 (Discharge of oil or oily mixture into the sea) Five years |
| b. | Article 4 (Discharge of noxious liquid or chemical substance into the sea) Five years |
| c. | Article 5 (Disposal of garbage into the sea) Two years |
| d. | Article 6 (Discharge of sewage into the sea) Two years |
| 5. | Annex V to Le Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty: Area Protection and Management |
| a. | Article 3 (Entry into Antarctic Specially Protected Area) One year |
| b. | Article 8 (Damaging, removing or destroying a historic site or monument) Two years |
| II. | Convention Or the Conservation of Antarctic Seals |
| a. | Article 2 (Capturing or killing of seals) Two years |
| III. | Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources |
| a. | Article II (Harvesting of marine living resources) Five years |