Natural Resources Conservation (Portland Bight Protected Area) Order 1999 (No. 60 of 1999)

THE JAMAICA GAZETTE SUPPLEMENT PROClAMATIONS, RULES AND REGUlATIONS Vol. CXXJJ TH URSDAY. APRIL 22. 1999 No. 60 THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION AUTHORITY ACT THE NATURAL RE~OURC ES Co,st:RVATION (PORTLAND Bl(jl!T PR()TECT[D ARl:A,1 ORDER, 1999 177 No. 38 In exercise of the powers conferred upon the Minister by section 5 ( I J (b) of the Natural Resources Conservation Au thorn) Act. and of ever~ other power hereunto enabl ing. the fo llowing Order is hereby made, on the recommendation of the Natural Resources Conservation Authority after consultation with the Jamaica 1':ational Heritage Trust: ! . This Order may be cited as the Natural Resources Conservation (Portland Bight Protected Area) Order. 1999. 2. The area specified in Pan I of the Schedu le. \\ h ich is delineated on the map set out in Part II thereof. is hereby designated as a protected area and shall be known as the Portland Bight Protected Area. 178 ~( l I I 111 I I Swn1ng al 1h1: l11gli water rnar~ ,!11111g the.: road lea<..l111g I\' tile \ facarr~ Aa: Fishing l3c.:ad1 ( 8caucharnps). thl'll 11t1rth-L·astl'riy to the intcr'>cct ion at Beacham Cottag1.'. tht:n 11or1 1i-,, esterl: alt,ng lhl· l ":tlll' nint.l to ll,c T-.iu11ct1t111 . th1.·n nMth-11onh­ eas1crl: .:1 11)11:!- !111: cam· road \ ( 1 the I - Iu11 .:110I1. then norlh-,\c~tal: and ,wrthcrl: along the ..:a11e mad tn a po ml wht.>rc ll I111\'.l'<ilTI!-, ,,·i th lhc Spr111.:'.lil'ld Ill ~cdgc Pond C lass B road: then south-easterl) along thb road to the in tcrseCllon al Sdge Pond. then north-easterly and easterly along thc canc road to whcrc 11 1111crsec1s \\'ith the cane road west or Kemps I l i l l : then north-ntlrtheasterl y to the T - iunc1ion a1 the C lass C road from G imme-111e-Bil. then suuth-casterly from this pui n1 to the T-junction w here it intersects w ith the Kemps Hi ll to Grn\'c l Ground C lass C road: then nonh­ nonh-easterl~ to the 1ntcrsec1Ion b~ the church al Gravel Ground. then nonh-north­ westerly to the T-j unction at Cooks Gate" here i1 Imersec1s w ith the Res1 to Parnassus Class C road : then nonh-easrerl: a Ions thi:.. C lass C road 10 the fomaica Public Serv ice Sub-stat ion at Parnassus: then from t l1e Sub-station south-1:a~terl: along 1he transmission l ines across the R 10 t-.'111,ho cont inu ing across the M ineral Heights 10 H ayes Class 8 road 10 ,,·hl.'.re the pt1111.:r 11 m:s intersect w ith e,1 Bowens Boulevard Class C road: then nonh-easter l) along l\c\\ Bowens Boulevard through Hunb Pen to where it forks. continu ing north-easterl: along the road leading 10 a roin1 "'here it almost j oins the Ma: Pen Bypass Class A road: then easier!~ and south-easterly 10 the level crossing w ith the rai lwa) line: tllen ~outh-easterly along the ra il" a: l ine through Inverness. Freetown to Bo<lles lO the parish boundar~ 1\ ith St. Catherine: then continu ing along the rai lwa) line ma general ly north-easier!) direction to the level crossing at Amit: Hal l: then ~outherl::, along the Amit::, Hal l propert::, road about ten metres 10 the intersection with the property road which is parallel lo the train l ine. then south-easterly along that property road cros~I11g. the Black River continu ing south-sou1h-eas1erly 10 the 111terscct ion w ith the propcn: road to Hartlands. then south-easter ly and north-easterl: J!ong the propen y road to Hartlands. to the intersection of the road 10 H annon'.' f>cn: then in a generally south-easterl: direct ion along the properly road to a point H here it intersects with the Jamaica Public Service lransmission lines: then in a north-ca!>terl: direction along the transmission l ines through Hurmun: Pen and March fll·11 to a point w here the po,~i:r lines mteri;ect w ith the D unbeholding 10 l:3raeton Clas-s C road : then south-easterl'.' cilong. th is road ln a po int w here the roatl bears nonh-1.'.a:,tcr l'.' - hcre the bounda~ fo llows the eastern berm of the canal running south-ca:.tc.:rl '.' along tht! western border of tht (1rea1er Portmore Housing Scheme to a po int wht!re 11 joins a smaller drainagt: canal which runs between the Grenier Porrmon.: l'rrmar:- School and the <;C\\ age treatment plant along the southern edge of the Cin::.Jter P0rtmorc Housing Scheme: then easterly along the smal ler dra inage canu l to :1 puin1 where ii 1rn:e1s the pla~ ing field- i t then fo llows the same trajector) along an 1111 <1g 11rnr) l ine across thc pla'.' ing field lO whcre it intersects the Nuggo Head to I k lb h1rc.: main road : then !>Oulh-south-casterl:-- along. the N aggo Head lo Hel lshire 111,1111 ru"d lo the intt.:r~ect i<,n "1 th the roaJ tn the i\l'KII :22. 1999) PROCLAMATIONS. RI IL.E~ .'\ND RF.GUI.Al 10~. Sl I IU)lll.l . rn111d Part I - l'nrt/und fli,1!,hl /'1 r,ft•lfed A rcu. contd archaeological site at For1 Clarence: then 111 a general ly south-easterl~ d1rect1on along the road to the archaeological site at Fun Clarence 10 the htgh water mark on 1he shoreline: then in a south-easterly direction along an imaginar~ s1ra1gh1 1111c 10 the green navigational beacon at Three-Fathom Bank. then due south along an 1maginar) straight I ine 10 a point where it meets the two hundred metre dcrth contour: then the boundary traverses the two hundred metre depth contour in a generally south-westerly then westerly then north-westerly direction to a point where ii intersects with an imaginary straight line running due south of where the road leading to the Macari)' Bay Fishing Beach (Beauchamps) meets the h igh water mark: then due north along the said imaginary straight line to the point of origin at the high water mark al the MacaIT) Bay Fish ing Beach. 180 PROCLAi'-1/\TIUNS. Rl 1LES AND REGULA TIONS I APRIi 1999 fl .\ fZ l I I \/,1;• u/ l'orthmJ IJ1gh1 !1l't1/t!Cted Arl.'a Dat~d the ~2nd da~ or April. 1999. EAs I t >N Dut <,I -\~. M1111s1er or Environment and Housing PRINTED BY JAMA.ICA PRINTING SERVICES 1 •~21 l 10 1GOVERNMEN1 PRINTERS] DUKE STREE, l(INGS10N ; AMAICA