Guidance

British Antarctic Territory legislation

A list of ordinances making up British Antarctic Territory legislation.

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 19 November 2015
• Last updated: 7 September 2018
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  1. 7 September 2018

     New BAT Ordinance (alcohol licensing) added

  2. 19 October 2016

     New versions of the Marriage Ordinance, Registration Ordinance, Interpretation and General Provisions (Amendment) Ordinance No 6 added.

  3. 19 November 2015

     First published.

Administration

• The Law Revision Ordinance 2016 (PDF, 2.99 MB, 12 pages)
• The Interpretation and General Provisions (Amendment) Ordinance No 2 of 2016 (PDF, 276 KB, 2 pages)
• The Interpretation and General Provisions (Amendment) Ordinance No 6 of 2016 (PDF, 278 KB, 2 pages)
• The Official Gazette (Publication) Order 2016 (PDF, 423 KB, 2 pages)
• The Attorney General Ordinance 2016 (PDF, 1.39 MB, 5 pages)
• The Interpretation and General Provisions Ordinance (ODT, 39.6 KB)
• The Commissioners for Oaths Ordinance (ODT, 13.7 KB)
• The Currency Ordinance (ODT, 13.6 KB)
• The Public Funds Procedures Ordinance (ODT, 14.7 KB)
• The Income Tax Ordinance (ODT, 16.8 KB)
• The Postal Services Ordinance (ODT, 21.1 KB)
• The Place Names Ordinance (ODT, 11.7 KB)
• The Registration Ordinance part 1 (PDF, 3.86 MB, 15 pages)
• The Registration Ordinance part 2 (PDF, 178 KB, 1 page)
• The Marriage Ordinance (PDF, 2.08 MB, 9 pages)
• The Existing Laws (Repeal) Ordinance (ODT, 14.9 KB)

Crime and justice

• Administration of Justice (ODT, 70.1 KB)
• The Summary Courts (Criminal Proceedings) Ordinance (ODT, 70.4 KB)
• The Crown Proceedings Ordinance (ODT, 35 KB)
• The Prisons Ordinance (ODT, 15.4 KB)
• The Misuse of Drugs Ordinance (ODT, 40.7 KB)
• The Police Powers Ordinance (ODT, 49.3 KB)
• The General Extradition Procedures Ordinance (ODT, 14.3 KB)

Environment

• The Ozone Layer Protection Ordinance (ODT, 11.5 KB)
• The Environmental Protection Ordinance (ODT, 43.2 KB)

Immigration and customs

• The Immigration Ordinance (ODT, 17.3 KB)
• The Imports and Exports Ordinance (ODT, 14.7 KB)
• The Customs Ordinance (ODT, 33.6 KB)

Miscellaneous

• The Firearms Ordinance (ODT, 19 KB)
• The UN International Tribunal (Former Yugoslavia) Ordinance (ODT, 10.4 KB)
• The UN International Tribunal (Rwanda) Ordinance (ODT, 10.5 KB)
• The Licensing Sale of Alcohol Ordinance 2018 (ODT, 60.1 KB)

Repealed Ordinances

• The Principal Legal Adviser Ordinance (ODT, 16.3 KB)

RRS Ernest Shakleton (Agnieszka Fryckowska, British Antarctic Survey)