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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
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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:

* = 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)

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¹ LN 12/1999