Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 167 (Hawker Island, Princess Elizabeth Land): Revised Management Plan

The Representatives,

Recalling Articles 3, 5 and 6 of Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty providing for the designation of Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (“ASPA”) and approval of Management Plans for those Areas;
Recalling
· Measure 1 (2006), which designated Hawker Island, Vestfold Hills, Ingrid Christensen Coast, Princess Elizabeth Land, East Antarctica as ASPA 167 and annexed a Management Plan for the Area;
· Measure 9 (2011), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASPA 167;
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 167;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 167 with the revised Management Plan;

Recommend to their Governments the following Measure for approval in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 6 of Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty:
That:
1. the revised Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 167 (Hawker Island, Princess Elizabeth Land), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 167 annexed to Measure 9 (2011) be revoked.