Phoenix Islands Protected Area (Amendment) Regulations 2017

REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI EI\TVIROMENTACT 1999 As amended in2007 (No.l of 2007) pHoENrx rsLAr\Ds PRoTECTED AREA (AMEI\DMENT) REGULATIONS 2017 In exercise of the power conferred by sections 43(1) and 86(1) of the Environment Act 1999, as amended in 2007 (No. I of 2007) and acting in accordance with the advice of the Cabinet, I hereby make the following Regulations: 1. Title These Regulations shall be cited as the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (Amendment) Regulations 2017. 2. Commencement These Regulations shall come into operation on the day they are published at the Office of Te Beretitenti. 3. Amendment of Regulation 2 The Phoenix Islands Protected Area Regulations 2008, is amended at Regulation 2 by repealing sub regulation (3) and substituting the following sub regulation (3); and inserting a new sub regulation (4) as follows; "2. Objectives (3).The further objective of these regulation is to reflect the inclusion of the Phoenix Islands Protected Area to the UNESCO World Heritage site (Criteria vii, ix) as of 2010. (4).The further objective of these regulation is to implement Cabinet decision, Extract Cabinet Minutes 40/14 of I lth October 2016, to include the Winslow reef in the new Phoenix Islands Protected Area boundaries and coordinates, given its significance and value to Kiribati long term conservation and sustainability effort. 4. Amendment of Regulation 5 The Phoenix Islands Protected Area Regulations 2008, as amended in2014 is amended at Regulation 5 by repealing sub regulation (l) and (3) and substituting the following new sub regulation (l) and (3); and inserting a new sub regulation (4) as follows; "5. Phoenix Islands Protected Area Prescription and World Heritage Site Status (1). The Minister hereby prescribes the following area as an area protected for conservation and sustainable use purposes pursuant to section 43 of the Act; Birnie Island Enderbury Island Kanton (otherwise known as Abariringa or Canton) Island Manra (otherwise known as Sydney) Island Page I of3 Mckean Island Nikumaroro (otherwise known as Gardner) Island Orona (otherwise known as Hull) Island and Rawaki(otherwise known as Phoenix) Island the lagoons and internal waters (if any) of each island, and those parts of the adjacent Kiribati territoiial sea and exclusive economic zone within the area bounded by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated. LATITUDE I,ONGTITUDE 0059'58. 100's 7 4" ll' 3. 251 w 0'58'58.800" S 69"42'21.600'W 6'26'17. 084', S 69"42'.21.600',W 6"19'41.455',S 73"5'.39.086',W 6'28'23. 455" S 73"26'6.686',W 6.28'43. 983'* S 75',49'.20.445" W 202'8.704',S 75050'2.405'w 1::'3C9 PIPAMap E izcx u.\ \ {169' ,r? 21.60tr W PIPA boundary PIPA coordinate Atoll Restricted Use Zone (2.448 km: or 0.60/01 Atoll Resenve Zone (12.574 km: or 3.20a) Ocean Reserve Zone (382.425 km: or 96.2o,'o ) atoll submerged reef EEZ boundary tt, o (1 74' 1 r' 3 2i1' tr'r lMns/orv Reef (175' 50 2 405'rit, 2'Z 8.704'9) fi l(antgn t '\. I,ld(€an Bmie Phoenlx Islands Protected Area llikumaroro a tr area of map da: a Gcve.nment oi iiriSalr Cons ert.rtlcrl I tlle' nali!n.1 I l,i a.ilrnle 6,1!n,jarieS Giodaiabase v9 hasenrap Esn lelo'nle .;EBCO ttoAAltGDC an,j Jlher c,:rnli buio.s map by l\ l\orn,g ill l.laPS :t.l'': @ofidebtRee( X (173' 5 39.086- W. 5'19',41 455'S)(1I5' 4S 20 4,45- W 6', 2g',43.98 3^ Si ' 1i5'W r-----------'-] I 00km 6'26',17.08{'S} *t t 1io'i { , - -l l (3) The Phoenix Islands Protected Area was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site (Criteria vii, ix) in 2010. (a) The Winslow reef was inscribed and protected within the new Phoenix Islands Protected Area boundaries and coordinates." (173'-26' 0.680' W 6'2A 23.455'S) Page 2 of3 .. .......7-.*.. . day * ..fu*=*:-.. rorr. Minister of Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development Published by exhibition at the offrce of Te Beretitenti this ...1*...0u, ot ....11:(*.x4...2017. Page 3 of3