Kaupule o Funafuti Conservation Area Order (Cap. 30.15.1)

2008 Revised Edition CAP. 30.15.1 FUNAFUTI CONSERVATION AREA ORDER Funafuti Conservation Area Order CAP. 30.15.1 Arrangement of Orders 2008 Revised Edition Page 3 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 ENDNOTES 8 Funafuti Conservation Area Order CAP. 30.15.1 Order 1 2008 Revised Edition Page 5 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. SCHEDULE 1 CAP. 30.15.1 Funafuti Conservation Area Order 2008 Revised Edition Page 6 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: Coordinates Position 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 Funafuti Conservation Area Order CAP. 30.15.1 SCHEDULE 2 2008 Revised Edition Page 7 SCHEDULE 2 MAP OF THE FUNAFUTI CONSERVATION AREA FlJALIJiEKE AFlJALIIW r.) Funafuti lagoon KEY: 0 REEF SHELF . ' I CONSERVATION AREA iJOiJNtiARV 5 kilometres ENDNOTES CAP. 30.15.1 Funafuti Conservation Area Order 2008 Revised Edition Page 8 ENDNOTES 1 LN 12/1999