Antarctic Environmental Protection Regulations

Marginal note:Prohibited disposal

• 41 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a permit holder must not dispose of any liquid wastes to which section 38 applies onto sea ice, iceshelves or the grounded ice sheet.

• Marginal note:Disposal in ice pits

  (2) The permit holder may dispose of wastes referred to in subsection (1) in deep ice pits if the wastes are generated by stations located inland on iceshelves or on the grounded ice sheet and that disposal is the only practicable option.

• Marginal note:Location of pits

  (3) The deep ice pits must not be located on known ice-flow lines that terminate at ice-free areas or in areas of high ablation.