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Revised Regulations

…lations etc. of BIOT – Chapter H Speed of Motor Vehicles Measuring Devices Approval 2010 H.1 Alcohol in Breath Measuring Devices Approval 2011 H.2 Authorisation of Driving Licences (Philippines) Notice 2015 H.3 The Visiting Vessels Mooring Fees and Permit Regulations 2018 H.4 Revised Regulations etc. of BIOT – Chapter I The Appointment of Immigration Officers Delegation Notice 1995 I.1 The Appointment of Police Officers Delegation Notice 1995 I.2…

Revised Ordinances

…l Justice (Conditional Cautions) Ordinance 2019 C.7 The Criminal Procedure Code 2019 C.8 The Criminal Procedure Code (Temporary Measures) (Fixed Penalty Notices) Ordinance C.9 Revised Ordinances of BIOT – Chapter D The Acquisition of Land for Public Purposes Ordinance 1983 D.1 The Crown Proceedings Ordinance 1984 D.2 The Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Ordinance 1985 D.3 Revised Ordinances of BIOT – Chapter E The Protection and Preservation of…

New Territory Stamp and Coin Issues

STAMPS: This week sees the launch of a new set of BIOT stamps: the literary issue. They celebrate famous British writers and the well known characters they created: Roald Dahl and Fantastic Mr Fox (100th anniversary of Roald Dahl’s birth on 13 September 1916) Beatrix Potter and Peter Rabbit (150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter’s birth – the release date of this issue coincides with her actual birthday of 28 July 1866) Charlotte Bronte and Jane Ey…

New Website for Historical Chagossian Records

The BIOT Administration is excited to announce the launch of a new website designed to provide public access to historical Chagossian records. The records were made between 1878 and 1971 by those involved in the administration of the Chagos Archipelago. They were retained by the BIOT Administration following the creation of the British Indian Ocean Territory in 1965. All records held by BIOTA of the births, marriages, and deaths that took place o…

New Protection for BIOT’s Heritage Sites

…itage visits funded by the British Government. This legislation provides a new level of protection for the unique historic and cultural sites across the British Indian Ocean Territory. Any person who unlawfully damages, destroys, or removes any part of a site or monument could face criminal prosecution and, if found guilty, could be sentenced to pay a fine of up to £5,000 and will have a criminal record. BIOT has a unique history represented in a…

New 50p Turtles Commemorative Coin Series

…ritish Indian Ocean Territory 50p commemorative coins. These were released approximately every 2-3 weeks until November 2019. The featured species, in order of release, are: Green Turtle (released 15th August 2019) Hawksbill Turtle (released 11th September 2019) Leatherback Turtle (released 7th October 2019) Loggerhead Turtle (released 22nd October 2019) Olive Ridley Turtle (released 12th November 2019) These are available for sale from Pobjoy…

Appointment of New Commissioner for BIOT, Paul Candler.

…mmissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). Paul Candler was appointed Director of Overseas Territories in June 2021. In that role, he holds office as Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory and the British Antarctic Territory. Prior to joining FCDO, Paul was Director of International, Rights and Constitutional Policy at the Ministry of Justice, where his responsibilities included overseeing the UK Government’s relations…

3 March Array Servicing Exped

…eploy 43 VR2W receivers and 1 underwater modem unit, yielding over 370,000 new detections to contribute to the time-series. In addition, two VR4 Global units were serviced with new moorings, ensuring continued live feeds of acoustic data. Following the success of the previous deployments and retrieval of acoustic release receivers (VR2AR) deployed beyond diveable depths – for example on the submerged seamounts of Sandes’ and Swart’s four AR units…

Environment

…ld. The BIOT Administration encourages research science to explore this untapped and as yet largely scientifically undocumented area. Recent expeditions have shown the contribution sea birds make to the reef environment, and have discovered new sea grass beds that are vital for Green Turtles among other marine species. More information on our science programme can be found here. The Administration also strongly encourages those working on Diego Ga…

BIOT Joins Pioneering Underwater Camera Network

…ions about protecting and managing these diverse ecosystems. This exciting new network builds on previous successful deployments of BRUVS in the Territory. In the 2019 Reef 1 expedition scientists from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) deployed underwater cameras to create a data set representing the most comprehensive survey of reef sharks across the archipelago to date. In 2016 both the VAVAII and Pelagic expeditions deployed sim…

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