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Sarteneja (Closed Area for Hunting) Regulations, 1990 (S.I. No. 47 of 1990)

Made 1990-04-22 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Regulation
Organisation
Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Country
Belize
Subjects
Wild species and ecosystems
Keywords
hunting/capture, protected area

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  1. STATIJTORY INSTRUMENT No. 47 ofl990 REGULATIONS mmJe by the Mlnlstl!r qf Industry and Natural Resources in 6/Q!rciseqf tlw powm ca,if.,.... upon him by Sectum 11 of the Wildlife Protection A.ct 1981 (No. 4 of 1981) and oil other powers thereunto him enabling, 1. Titl5 Order may be cited as tile 8ho.1. Tille, SARTENEJA (CLOSED AREA FOR HUNTING) REGULATIONS, 1990 2. The area more fully described in the Schedule hereto is hereby dcclorc<l to be on Urcl). do$ed for hunting, 3. The hunting of any wildlife of any species in the said area is hereby prohibited. The conlravention of lhe foregoing provisions of this regulation sllall Constitute an offense and the offender shall be liable to pumshment on summary oonviction by tine not exceed.mg five hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding six months or both such fillc and imprisonment. MADE this 22nd day of April. 1990, (FLORENCIO J. MARIN) Minister of Industry and Natural Resources SCHEDULE SARTENEJA (CLOSED FOR HUNTING AREA) COROZAL DISTRICT ALL THAT piece or parcel of land lying and being in the corozat Distnct ana being now or formerly National Lands and hereinafter, referred to as the 'SARw TENEJA NO HUNTING AREA' and bounded on the North by the Cbetumal Bay, a 3,00J acres parcel of land and Block No. 262; In the East by the Caribbean Sea; On the South by Hlock No. &l and on the West by Block No. :lbJ ana containing approximately 36,270 acres as shown on Government Property Map and D.O.S. No. 13, Series E 755 (D.O.S. 4499) Edilion 2 D.O.S. 1975 lOdged in the Office of the Commissionerof Lands and Surveys, Belmopan and being more parOcularJydescribed as follows: C.Ommt'-ncing at the southwest corner of block No. 262; thence on a ttue bearing of N 72" ,'/:2' 00" E for a dii.tancc of 6,63 miles to a paint on the seacoast; Thence easterly al1)ng the Seacoast for a distance of 2.98 miles to a point; thence due south for a distance of 2.97 miles to a point; thence due East for a distance of 1.52 miles to a point; thence due North for a distance of 2(XX) feet approximately to a point on the Northwestern Bank to Shipstorn U\goon; thence in a Northeru:terly direction along the Sand Bank of the said Lagoon for a distance of3.55 miles to a point; thence due Nonh for a distaace of 2.31 miles to a poim on the Searoast; thence in an easterly direction along the Seacoast for a distance of 2.17 miles to a point on Rocky Point; thence due South along the Sooooru:t for a distance of 13.02 miles to a point on C.Ondemned Point; thence on a true bearing of N 83" 26' 00" W for a distance of8.90 miles back to the point of commencement

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