FUNAFUTI CONSERVATION AREA ORDER

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CAP. 30.15.1

Funafuti Conservation Area Order CAP. 30.15.1 Arrangement of Orders

 

FUNAFUTI CONSERVATION AREA ORDER

Arrangement of Orders Order 1 Short title...... 5 2 Funafuti Conservation Area...... 5

SCHEDULE 1 6 DESCRIPTION OF LIMITS CONSERVATION AREA 6

SCHEDULE 2 7 MAP OF THE FUNAFUTI CONSERVATION AREA 7

Supporting Documents

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Funafuti Conservation Area Order CAP. 30.15.1 Order 1

 

FUNAFUTI CONSERVATION AREA ORDER

MADE UNDER SECTION 3 OF THE CONSERVATION AREA ACT1

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.

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SCHEDULE 1 CAP. 30.15.1 Funafuti Conservation Area Order

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

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Funafuti Conservation Area Order CAP. 30.15.1 SCHEDULE 2

SCHEDULE 2

MAP OF THE FUNAFUTI CONSERVATION AREA

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ENDNOTES CAP. 30.15.1 Funafuti Conservation Area Order

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1 LN 12/1999

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