LAWS OF TUVALU
2008 Revised Edition

CAP. 30.15.1

FUNAFUTI CONSERVATION AREA ORDER

Arrangement of Orders 
Order 

1 Short title 
2 Funafuti Conservation Area 

SCHEDULE 1 
DESCRIPTION OF LIMITS CONSERVATION AREA 

SCHEDULE 2 
MAP OF THE FUNAFUTI CONSERVATION AREA 

Supporting Documents 
ENDNOTES 

FUNAFUTI CONSERVATION AREA ORDER 

MADE UNDER SECTION 3 OF THE CONSERVATION AREA ACT

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

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: 

Position 	Coordinates 		
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 

SCHEDULE 2

MAP OF THE FUNAFUTI CONSERVATION AREA

[PacLII Editorial note: if you are unable to see map, please download PDF version)