Statutory Instruments
1997 No. 2968

ANTARCTICA
The Antarctic (Isle of Man) Regulations 1997

Made
10th December 1997

Coming into force
5th January 1998

In exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 9(1), 10(1), 11(1), 14(1), 25(1) and (3), 29 and 32 of the Antarctic Act 1994(1), together with the definition of “regulations” in section 31(1) of that Act, as that Act has effect in the Isle of Man by virtue of the Antarctic Act 1994 (Isle of Man) Order 1995(2), I hereby make the following Regulations:

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Antarctic (Isle of Man) Regulations 1997.

(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 5th January 1998.

2.  The provisions of the Antarctic Regulations 1995(3) shall, subject to the modifications specified in the Schedule to these Regulations, have effect in the Isle of Man and shall form part of the law of the Isle of Man.

Jack Straw
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
10th December 1997

Regulation 2

SCHEDULEMODIFICATIONS TO THE ANTARCTIC REGULATIONS 1995

1.  In regulation 1 (citation and commencement), the words from “and shall come into force” onwards are omitted.

2.  In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a)in paragraph (1), after “1994” there is inserted “as extended to the Isle of Man”;

(b)in paragraphs (5) and (6), for “bank holiday in any part of the United Kingdom” there is substituted “bank holiday in the Isle of Man”.

3.  In regulation 9(5) (production of permits), in the definition of “authorised person”, for “United Kingdom” there is substituted “Isle of Man”.

4.  In regulation 18 (arrest and conveyance in custody)—

(a)in paragraph (1), for “any part of the United Kingdom” and “that part of the United Kingdom” there is substituted “the Isle of Man”;

(b)in paragraph (2), for “British ship or British aircraft” there is substituted “British ship, British aircraft or British hovercraft”;

(c)in paragraph (3), for the words from “shall have” onwards there is substituted “shall, whether within or outside the Isle of Man, have all powers, authority, protection and privileges of a constable in the Isle of Man”;

(d)in paragraph (5), for the words from ““British ship”” to “1988” there is substituted ““British ship” means a British ship for the purpose of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(4)”;

(e)for paragraph (6) there is substituted—

“(6) In paragraph (4) “constable” means—

(a)in relation to the Isle of Man, any person who in the Isle of Man is, or has the powers of, a constable; or

(b)in relation to a British territory outside the Isle of Man, any person who in that territory is, or has the powers of, a constable or police officer.”.

5.  In regulation 19(1) (physical evidence), for “United Kingdom” there is substituted “Isle of Man”.

6.  In regulation 20 (attendance of witnesses)—

(a)in paragraph (1), for “the place in the United Kingdom” there is substituted “the Isle of Man”;

(b)in paragraph (4), for “United Kingdom” there is substituted “Isle of Man”.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations provide for the Antarctic Regulations 1995 to have effect in the Isle of Man, subject to the modifications specified in the Schedule.


(1)
1994 c. 15.

(2)
S.I. 1995/1035.

(3)
S.I. 1995/490. The Antarctic Regulations 1995 came into force in the United Kingdom on 1st November 1995; see S.I. 1995/2741.

(4)
1995 c. 21.