Dependencies Laws and Regulations
This article provides an overview of the laws and regulations governing the Falkland Islands Dependencies, including South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
Section 1: Dependencies Ordinances from the period 1949-1985
These ordinances were applied to the Dependencies during this time period. For current application, please refer to web-pages.
- Ordinances originating in the Falkland Islands
- Applied to the Dependencies
Section 2: Dependencies Ordinances from the period 1986-1997
No specific details are available for this time period.
Section 3: Dependencies Ordinances from the period 1998-2005
No specific details are available for this time period.
Section 4: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Laws 1985 – to date
Laws in this section are organized by enabling legislation. Some folders may be shaded blue, indicating an ordinance that has been enacted but not yet brought into force, while others may be shaded orange due to repeal or preservation of regulations.
Specific Laws Mentioned
- Fishery (Transhipment and Export) Regulations 1990
- Regulates the transshipment and export of fish from the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.
- Fishery (Conservation and Management) Ordinance 1993
- Establishes conservation and management measures for fisheries in the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.
- South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (Territorial Sea) Order 1989
- Defines the territorial sea boundaries of the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.
- Proclamation of the Maritime Zone made 7 May 1993
- Establishes a maritime zone around the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.
- Fishing (Maritime Zone) Order 1993
- Regulates fishing activities within the maritime zone surrounding the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.
- Fishery (Transhipment and Export) Regulations 1998
- Updates regulations for the transshipment and export of fish from the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.
- Fishery (Conservation and Management) Ordinance 2000
- Establishes conservation and management measures for fisheries in the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.
- Wildlife and Protected Areas Ordinance 2011
- Regulates wildlife and protected areas in the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.
- Appeals (Jurisdiction of Falkland Islands Court of Appeal) Ordinance 2012
- Establishes jurisdiction for appeals to the Falkland Islands Court of Appeal.
- Criminal Justice Ordinance 2013
- Updates criminal justice laws in the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.
- Nuclear Safeguards Ordinance 2014
- Regulates nuclear safeguards in the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.
- Heavy Fuel Oil (Prohibition of Carriage and Use) Ordinance 2019
- Prohibits the carriage and use of heavy fuel oil in the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.
- Fisheries (Transhipment Licence Fees) (Validation) Ordinance 2020
- Validates transhipment licence fees for fisheries in the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.
- Wildlife and Protected Areas (SPA Management Plan and Prohibited Activities) Regulations 2023
- Regulates protected areas and prohibited activities in the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.