55 of 1962) is a South African statute which applies the country's law to its citizens in Antarctica.
Antarctica is defined as the area south of the 60°S latitude, corresponding to the extent of the Antarctic Treaty System.
For the application of the law, Antarctica is deemed to fall within the district of the magistrate's court at Cape Town.
[1] The law was enacted so that the scientists of the South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE), which began in 1959, would be covered by South African law.
[1] Originally it placed Antarctica under the jurisdiction of the magistrate's court at Pretoria.