NO. 60 OF 1996: ANTARCTIC TREATIES ACT, 1996 PRESIDENT'S OFFICE No. 1760. 1 November 1996 NO. 60 OF 1996: ANTARCTIC TREATIES ACT, 1996 It is hereby notified that the President has assented to the following Act which is hereby published for general information:- ACTTo provide for the application of certain treaties relating to Antarctica; and to provide for matters connected therewith. (English text signed by the President.) (Assented to 24 October 1996.) BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, a follows:- Definitions 1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise- (i) "Antarctica" means the area to which a particular treaty applies; (i) (ii) "Contracting Party" means a Contracting Party to any treaty, and "another Contracting Party" means a "Contracting Party" other than the Government of the Republic; (v) (iii) "Department" means the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism; (ii) (iv) &q...