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Conservation Areas Act - Funafuti Conservation Area Order

LAWS OF TUVALU
2008 Revised Edition


CAP. 30.15.1


FUNAFUTI CONSERVATION AREA ORDER


Arrangement of Orders
Order


1 Short title
2 Funafuti Conservation Area


SCHEDULE 1
DESCRIPTION OF LIMITS CONSERVATION AREA


SCHEDULE 2
MAP OF THE FUNAFUTI CONSERVATION AREA


Supporting Documents
ENDNOTES


FUNAFUTI CONSERVATION AREA ORDER


MADE UNDER SECTION 3 OF THE CONSERVATION AREA ACT[1]


Commencement [1st December, 1999]


IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Conservation Areas Act 1999 and upon the receipt of the report of the Kaupule of Unafuti and after due consultation with the Kaupule o Funafuti recommending the establishment of the Funafuti Conservation Area, the Minister makes the following Order —


1 Short title


This Order may be cited as the Kaupule o Funafuti Conservation Area Order.


2 Funafuti Conservation Area


1. There shall be a conservation area within the island of Funafuti to be called the Funafuti Conservation Area.


2. The boundary limits of the Funafuti Conservation Area are described in Schedule 1 and depicted by a map in Schedule 2.


SCHEDULE 1


DESCRIPTION OF LIMITS CONSERVATION AREA


1. The boundaries of the Funafuti Conservation Area, which are more particularly delineated in Schedule 2 are —


North: The centre of the channel between the islets of Tepuka and Tepuka vilivili *


South: 1. 11 km south of Tefala Islet *


East: Along the 30m depth contour on the lagoon side of the islets following a line between co-ordinates shown in the table below. The northern and southernmost coordinates are marked by orange buoys.


West: The 20m depth contour along the ocean side reef slope (the deep water drop off or 'Tafalua').


2. The co-ordinates for the lagoon-side boundary of the Funafuti Conservation Area are:


Position
Coordinates

Number
South
East
1
08º 28"595'S
179°05''721'E
2
08° 29"018'S
179° 05"275'E
3
08° 29"515'S
179° 04"825'E
4
08° 30"256'S
179° 04"289'E
5
08° 30"800'S
179° 03"877'E
6
08° 31"391 'S
179° 03''710'E
7
08° 31"970'S
179° 04"112'E
8
08° 32"652'S
179° 04"468'E
9
08° 33"289'S
179° 04"271'E
10
08° 34"058'S
179° 04"692'E
11
08° 34"903'S
1790 04"772'E
12
08° 36"166'S
179° 04"796'E

* = marked by orange buoy


SCHEDULE 2


MAP OF THE FUNAFUTI CONSERVATION AREA



[PacLII Editorial note: if you are unable to see map, please download PDF version)



ENDNOTES

1 LN 12/1999


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