Aldabra Group (Marine) National Park (Designation) Order, 2018 (S.I. No. 11 of 2018)

[21st February 2018) Supplement to Official Gazette S.I.11 of2018 . ,, NATIONAL PARKS AND NATURE CONSERVANCY ACT (Cap 141). ' . ' , Aldabra Group (Marine) National Park (Designation) Order,2018 ' ' ~ I ' ' t I . . . ' ' 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 of Environment, Energy and Climate Change hereby makes the following Order . . 1. . This Order may be cited as the Aldabra Group (Marine) National Park (Designation) Order,2018. 2. The area descnoed in the Schedule is hereby designated as theAldabra Group (Marine} National Park. . . 3. A copy of the map describing the area in the Schedule has been filed in the Office of the Director of Surveys under reference number ML-AND-174. SCHEDULE· ' ' Starting at the southwest comer at the boundary of the EEZ, at coordinates (38S, S54642.81, 879447S.77), move in a northerly direction up to (38S, 5S4994.86,90327S0.44), then easterly over to (38S, 830110.08, 9031471.3S), then southerly· to coordinates (38S, 828928.74, 8893091.1S), then easterly . to (39S, 335S88.96, 8894213.74), then south to (39S, 33S702.87, 8869602.02), ;then ,southwesterly to (39S, 328431.1S; 8862842.06), • then .- southwesterly to (39S, 22S219.20, 8780S63.7S), then west-northwesterly to (38S, 7090S5.S9, .8822044.S0), then southwesterly to (38S, 33. Citabon Designation of Nanooal Park Mapof Arca ~ ' I l ' ' I I I I I I 34 Supplement to' Official Gazette [21st February2018] 583807.45, 8768462.93);theii'noithwesterly back to the point of commencement (38S,554642.8 l,8794475. 77). ·1 ~ •. ~ 'f i/1,r11,•/1)J]~i r:-, ~- <lV./.l~l~i/.'i ·u:·: ii-[/!/ This area excludes /. , Aldabra Special Reserve and the proposed extension of !•"Aldabi-aSpecialReserve -· 1 ,1111, 1:1 qu,,,;-1 r·,: '.-'/ i't(~ /1'J:1:{) Comprising an area around Aldabra Atoll witp the • :, ·•boimdarydescn"bedasfollows-·, .. !, ·' ,;•,:, ,., r,l ,i): fl•1•:1 I.,~! .'J/. ?,1r•1·/;• ; ···,·} "f'L1 1, ~ [ ': .-.:•J.j !: ''J.' ,.• l ·•,,Stai:ting'I from::southwest lcomer!,at' coordinates ,-. (38S;6I8873.19,'I 8939000.39), 'then -'northerly· to' •• ~ 1 -(38S,618999.96,8980000.05), l then ·,easterly -to (38S, 1 681998.89, 8979758.49), then south to (38S,681804.94, • 8938749.48), then westerly back to the point of , ·--·ri1commericement • (38S,618873,19,8939000.39), and : 2. • including the lagoon herein." ·.-ri l ,h"'i l• :·· ... -· • • '• Cosmoledoa'ndAstovilslands. -•• • -':. !1.:·r1:·, '., .. r, ~ i" •JJ1' .: ;, .... 1 ' Comprising an area around Cosmoledo and Astove • : ' Islands with the boundary described as follows- .f ,, ,'.. 1:.·J-:,J ... ·,- i~r:·:J ~.r1 ·.1' 11:1 '1'' ," From Point 11 (38S;784775.23,8860262.34) to Point 12. (38S, 745079.90, 8932483.40) to Point- 13 (38S, 781899.29, 8961737.17)) to Point 14 (38S, 809212.81,8941233.95) to Point 15 (39S,175032.61, ··8859912.95)'· and' biick 1to'Point· 11, the' point. of commencemeJlt~-:,·· • It; , •. --. ,( -~-,1 1· ,:J /'~" •1: 1·~-•· •.•'• l I,( ·· ,-. ;, qf n•· r•r f)j.• ' • •, MADEthls20thdayofFebruary;2018. ;,,,r , "' ,-,. '·.· - ,., ,•'' ~ '""'~,. /',• J•J,J~II'' I, .' r~ ,' ,f),•),~/ •,• ' • '. ,1. • ( ' . i ! ' • '1 - : ., DIDIERDOGLEY', ,\·, :, -.,; ' 1 , • MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY • ' :·AND CLIMATE CHANGE ,, • "' ·- .. /'