Amirantes (Marine) to Fortune Bank (Marine) Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Designation) Order, 2018 (S.I. No. 10 of 2018)
Made 2018-02-21 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Seychelles
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- Wild species and ecosystems
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- protected area, marine protected areas, marine area
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32 Supplement to Official Gazette [21st February 2018) From Point 4 (732213.28, 9275511.10) to Point 3 (677044.77, 9319949.22) to Point· 7 (745902.64, 9481950.96) to Point 6 (787713.90, 9481807.57) to Point 5 (823067.46, 9363606.47) and back to Point 4, the point of commencement. MADE this 20th dayofFebruary,2018. , DIDIER DOGLEY MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE [21st February 2018) Supplement to Official Gazette S.I 10 of 2018 NATIONAL PARKS AND NATURE CONSERVANCY ACT (Cap 141) • Amlrantes (Marine) to Fortune Bank (Marine) Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, (Designation), Order, 2018 / , . . . In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the National Parks and Nature Conservancy Act read with the Transfer of Statutory Functions (Seychelles National Environment Commission) Order, 1998, the Minister for Environment, Energy and Climate Change hereby makes the following Order 1. This Order may be cited as the Amirantes (Marine) to Fortune Bank (Marine) Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Designation), Order. 2. The area described in the Schedule is hereby designated as the Amirantes (Marine) to Fortune Bank (Marine)AreaofOutstanding Natural Beauty. ' ', . 3. A copy of the map descn'bing the area in the Schedule has been filed in the Office of the Director of Surveys under reference number ML-AND-173. SCHEDULE, Area name: Amirantes (Marine) to Fortune Bank (Marine) Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Comprising an area from the Amirantes Group to Fortune Bank with the boundary described as follows Starting at the southwest comer and moving in a clockwise din;ction from coordinates (39S,665781.69,9253632.51), 29 Citation Area of Oulsmnding Narunl Beauty Mapof Area ' I r !: . I I ' f •. JO Supplement to Official Gazette ![21st February 2018] . move in a northerly direction to coordinates (39S,666464.25, 9294411.63}, then north-northeasterly to (39S,677044.77,9319949.22}, 'then southeasterly to (39S,732213.28, 9275511.10), then northeasterly to coordinate (39S, 823067.46, 9363606.47}, then in a north-northwesterly direction to point (3.9S, 787713.90, 9481807 .57), then westerly" to (39S, ·745902.64, 9481950.96}, then northeasterly to (39S, 754795.46,· 9502203.08),' then east-northeast· to (40S, 278033.48, 9602429.63), then southerly to (40S, 278139.13, 9556467.47), then easterly to(40S, 374766.41, 9556650.56), then northerly to coordinates(40S, 374807.17, 9599419.68), then east-southeasterly to ( 40S, 401717.97, 9594669.08), then southeasterly to (40S, 555379.80, 9389615.40), then southerly to (40S,· 555136.15, 9115221.95), then westerly,to (40S, '361982.62, 9115217.81}, then northerly to (40S, 361783.73,9281353,13), then westerly to (39S, 804166.72, 9280697.02}, then southerly to (39S, 804013.39, 9253029.60}, then westerly back to point of· commencement (39S, 665781.69, 9253632.51}. This area excludes ' ' I. Inner Islands, Port a/Victoria Seychelles Ports Authority (Extension of Port Victoria)(Declaration) Order, 2012. , • •• , j Comprising the waters surrounding the Inner Islands and Port of Victoria, in UTM Zone 40, with the boundary descn'bedasfollows-.. , From southern point, at. coordinates (335519.24, 9460050.57}, then' northwesterly to (292934.33, 9483907.25}, then northerly to (292840.07, 9520772.40},. then east-northeasterly to (337214.53, 9535612.97), then easterly to coordinates (385316.68, 9535689.85), southerly to (394622.35, 9491480.72) and . . • • then southeasterly . to • the point. of commencement (335519.25, 9460050.57) . r • [21st February 20 I 8] Supplement to Official Gazette 2. • , BirdandDenislsla~ds~-· i '. . .- ; 1 •· •·, ~ •: [I j~ 1 , ►/~\' •-:-1 ' , . Comprising an area around Bird and Denis Islands, in . • UTMZone 40, with the boundary described as follows Starting at the southwest' corner and ~oving in a clockwise direction from coordinates (278139.13, 9556467.47), move in a northerly direction Jo point (278033.48, 9602429.63), then • in 'a· northeasterly direction to (298195.18, 9612943.93), then in an east , southeasterly direction to point (374807.17, 9599419.68), then . in· a southerly direction to (374766.41, 9556650.56j, then in a westerly direction back ·to the poinl 'of-commencement' (278139.13, 9S56467.47): • 1 ' ' ' , 1 ' ' 1 ' 1 3. Platte Comprising an area around Platte Island, in UTM Zone 40, with the boundary described as f~llows From Point 20 ( 40S, 297111.06, 9324843.23) to Point 21 (296946.11, 937S16S.08) to Point 22 (344213.45, '9375296.69) to Point 23 (344339.96, 932498S.29) and back to Point 20, the point of commencement .. 4. Coetivy Comprising an area around Coetivy Island, in UTM Zone 40, with the boundary described as follows From Point 24 (382277.62, 9183733.80) to Point 2S (400565.63, 9239054.61} to Point 26 (453967.08, 9239128.15) to Point 27. (435623.09, 9183832.51} and back to Point 24, the point of commencement. 5. Amirantes (lroup and African Banks . Comprising an area around the Amirantes Islands, in UTM Zone 39, with the boundary described as follows