Marine Parks and Reserves (Declaration) Regulations, 1999 (G.N. No. 85 of 1999)

Marine Parks and Reserves (Declaration) 313 G.N. No. 84 (Contd.) GOVERNMENT NOTICE NO. 85 published on 26th March, 1999 THE MARINE PARKS AND RESERVES ACT, 1994 (No. 29 OF 1994) REGULATIONS Made under section 9 THE MARINE PARKS AND RESERVES (DECLARATION) REGULATIONS, 1999 Citation 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Marine Parks and Reserves (Declaration) Regulations, 1999. Declaration of Marine Reserves 2. The areas described in the Schedule to these Regulations are hereby declared to be Marine Reserves. Prohibition on fishing 3. No person shall fish in a Marine Reserves. Marine Parks and Reserves (Declaration) 314 G.N. No. 85 (Contd.) Control of entry 4. No person shall enter or reside in a Marine Reserve without the prior consent in writing of the unit Manager. Paragraph 4 of these Regulations shall not apply to: (a) a public officer on duty within the Marine Reserve or a member of his family including a domestic employee. (b) a person who ordinarily resides at any place within the boundaries of a Marine Reserve. (c) any person engaged in any work being lawfully carried out within the boundaries of a Marine Reserve. (d) any person who is bona fide tourist. Preservation of organisms etc. 5.-(1) No person shall collect any fish or other marine organism within a Marine Reserves. (2) No person shall cut, carve, injure, multilate, remove, displace or break off any undergrowth or formation or other flora within a Marine. (3) No person shall dig any hole within a Marine Reserve or in any other way damage or impair any natural habitat or inderwater scene within a Marine Reserve. (4) No person shall swim, wade, dive or use any diving equipment within a Marine Reserve except for any purpose connected with scientific study or in areas specifically designated in the General Management Plan and or if specifically otherwise authorized by the Unit Manager. Prohibition of vandalism 6. No person shall destroy, mark, deface, displace remove or temper with any sign, notice, float or placard within the bounderies of a Marine Reserve. Control of marine Operation 7. Except with the written permission of the Unit Manager after consultation with the Board no person shall, within the boundaries of a Marine Reserve, carry on or permit or cause to be carried on any operation involving dredging, excavation, drilling or filling of any kind of use or permit or cause to be used any equipment or machinery normally used for dredging, drilling or excavating or deposit construct or install any such machinery or equipment. Marine Parks and Reserves (Declaration) 315 G.N. No. 85 (Contd.) Handling of boats in Marine Reserves 8. No person shall, within a Marine Reserve, operate, anchor, cast, or drag any vessel, water craft, mooring device, in such manner as would likely strike, injure or otherwise cause damage to any marine life or underwater feature. Prohibition of use and prossession of fishing equipment 9. No person shall, within a Marine Reserve, use or have in his possession any type of fishing equipment save with th permission in writing of an officer in charge of that Marine Reserve. Offences 10. Any person who contravenes any provision of these Regulations commits an offence and upon conviction is liable to a fine of two hundred thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term of two years or both. SCHEDULE 1. Fungu Yasini Marine Reserve: All that area consisting of land and ocean waters centered at latitude 06 degrees 36 minutes 00 seconds south and Longitude 39 degrees 14 minutes 30 seconds East and extending to a depth of 5 fathoms below the mean low tide mark from the centre point described above. 2. Mbudya Island Marine Reserve: All that area consisting of land and ocean waters centered at Latitude 06 degrees 39 minutes 30 seconds South and Longitude 39 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds East and extending to a depth of 5 fathoms below the mean low tide mark in all directions from the centre point described above. 3. Bongoyo Island Marine Reserve: All that land and ocean waters centered at latitude 6 degrees 43 minutes 12 seconds South and Longitude 38 degrees 16 minutes 00 seconds extending to a depth of 5 fathoms below the mean low tide mark in all direction from the centre point described above. 4. Pangavini Island Marine Reserve: All that area consisting of land and ocean waters centered at latitude 6 degrees 40 minutes 42 seconds South and Longitude 38 degrees 14 minutes 12 seconds East and extending to a depth of 5 fathoms below the mean low tide mark from the centered point described above Marine Parks and Reserves (Declaration) Price Shs. 137/ 5. Maziwi Island Marine Reserve: All that land and ocean waters centered to be North and South by 5 degrees 29 minutes 48 seconds East and 5 degrees 31 minutes 00 seconds East and extending to a depth of 5 fathoms below the mean low mark in all directions commencing from the centre point described above. Dar es Salaam,s ZAKIA H. MEGHJI (MP.), 2nd March, 1999 Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism