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THE UGANDA WILDLIFE ACT.

Statutory Instrument 200—11.

The Uganda Wildlife (Declaration of Animal Sanctuaries) Instrument.

Arrangement of Paragraphs.

Paragraph 1.

2.

Citation.

Declaration of animal sanctuaries.

Schedules First Schedule Entebbe Animal Sanctuary.

Second Schedule Jinja Animal Sanctuary.

Third Schedule Dufile Animal Sanctuary.

Fourth Schedule Kazinga Animal Sanctuary.

Fifth Schedule Debasien Animal Sanctuary.

THE UGANDA WILDLIFE ACT.

Statutory Instrument 200—11.


The Uganda Wildlife (Declaration of Animal Sanctuaries) Instrument.1 (Under sections 17 and 18 of the Act.)

1.

Citation.

This Instrument may be cited as the Uganda Wildlife (Declaration of Animal Sanctuaries) Instrument.

2.

Declaration of animal sanctuaries.

The areas specified in the Schedules to this instrument are declared to be sanctuaries for the protection of animals of all kinds.

_____ SCHEDULES First Schedule.

Entebbe Animal Sanctuary.

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2.


The town of Entebbe and that portion of the Entebbe peninsula between the township and a line drawn between the canoe landing at Kasenyi and the point called Nambigirwa at a point where the track meets the lakeshore at Nambigirwa, including the small island known as Nkuzi about 750 metres off the coast at Lwaka, and including the waters surrounding the peninsula and islands for a distance of 500 metres.

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200—9.

Second Schedule.


Jinja Animal Sanctuary.

para.

2.

The municipality of Jinja and that part of the Napolean Gulf and the River Nile which lies within the following area— Commencing at Kirinya; thence along the lakeshore and the right bank of the river as far as the Bujagali Falls; thence along the left bank of the river and the lakeshore as far as Bugungu pier; thence in a straight line to the point of commencement.

_____ Third Schedule.

Dufile Animal Sanctuary.

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2.


All that portion of the West Madi County of the Moyo District2 bounded on the west by the River Libubu and on the south and east by the River Nile.

_____ Fourth Schedule.

Kazinga Animal Sanctuary.

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2.

1.
That area of land bounded as follows— Commencing at an unnumbered concrete markstone on the western shore of Lake George marking the northeast corner of the Uganda Fish Marketing Corporation plot; thence in a westerly direction following the northern boundary of that plot to its northwest corner; thence in a southwesterly direction following the western boundary of that plot to its intersection with the northern side of the Katwe-Kasenyi road reserve; thence in a westerly direction following the northern side of that road reserve to a cairn northwest of Lake Bunyampaka Salt Lake; thence in a southerly and easterly direction following the rim of that lake to the southernmost point of the rim; thence in a straight line due east to the shore of Lake George; thence in a northerly direction 2The designations of districts were changed by the Constitution of 1995, article 5(2).
2. following that shore to the point of commencement.
That area at and around Katwe bounded as follows— Commencing at a point on the northern shore of Lake Edward marked by a cairn to the north of Kitako Island in Katwe Bay; thence in a straight line in a northerly direction to concrete markstone number 3/9649 situated on the south side of the Mbarara-Kasindi road at approximately mile 91.7 from Mbarara; thence (round the craters of Lake Munyanyange and Lake Katwe) on a bearing of 311E00' for a distance of 703 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 3/9917; thence on a bearing of 359E36' for a distance of 1,008 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 9/1052; thence on a bearing of 330E11' for a distance of 718 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 9/1063; thence on a bearing of 319E57' for a distance of 1,175 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 3/9590; thence on a bearing of 320E30' for a distance of 708 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 9/1081; thence on a bearing of 329E55' for a distance of 361 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 3/9965; thence on a bearing of 332E10' for a distance of 1,971 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 3/9956; thence on a bearing of 279E02' for a distance of 1,000 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 3/9560; thence on a bearing of 15E48' for a distance of 1,871 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 3/9903; thence on a bearing of 9E49' for a distance of 987 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 3/9764; thence on a bearing of 352E51' for a distance of 797 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 3/9707; thence on a bearing of 341E03' for a distance of 1,186 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 9/1068; thence on a bearing of 314E37' for a distance of 944 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 3/9689; thence on a bearing of 292E35' for a distance of 2,294 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 3/9958; thence on a bearing of 242E35' for a distance of 2,027 feet approximately to concrete markstone number
 3/9403; thence on a bearing of 279E10' for a distance of 4,427 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 3/9386; thence on a bearing of 254E57' for a distance of 477 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 3/9651; thence on a bearing of 234E52' for a distance of 1,078 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 3/9616; thence on a bearing of 203E29' for a distance of 1,037 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 3/9601; thence on a bearing of 172E19' for a distance of 1,763 feet approximately to Salt Trigonometrical Station; thence on a bearing of 216E14' for a distance of 1,176 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 3/9703; thence on a bearing of 193E35' for a distance of 1,338 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 3/9686; thence on a bearing of 180E33' for a distance of 696 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 3/9698; thence on a bearing of 180E31' for a distance of 1,002 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 3/9614; thence on a bearing of 215E54' for a distance of 389 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 3/9668; thence on the same bearing for a distance of 100 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 3/9647; thence on the same bearing for a distance of 1,715 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 3/9571; thence on a bearing of 123E18' for a distance of 1,374 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 3/9591; thence on a bearing of 102E09' for a distance of 2,343 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 3/9542; thence on a bearing of 83E10' for a distance of 2,066 feet approximately to concrete markstone number 3/9547; thence in a straight line due south to the shore of Lake Edward; thence following the shore of that lake in an easterly direction to the point of commencement.
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4.

5.

The towns of Kabatoro and Katunguru.

Namukunga Estate, Grant No.

G.25254.

All roads running through the Queen Elizabeth National Park maintained by the Ministry responsible for works.

_____ Fifth Schedule.

Debasien Animal Sanctuary.

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2.
Commencing at the junction of the left (southern) bank of the River Kelim (Greek or Siti) with the shore of Lake Okolitorum; thence in a northerly direction following the shores of Lake Okolitorum and Lake Opeta to its intersection with the Teso/Karamoja boundary; thence northward along that boundary to Thithing hill; thence in a straight line in a southeasterly direction to Owayalet dam on the River Ukutot; thence eastward along the northern side of the Owayalet-Lolachat track to Lolachat; thence southward along the eastern side of the Moroto-Mbale road to its junction with the Namalu- Moruita road; thence in an easterly direction along the northern side of this road to Moruita; thence in an easterly and southerly direction along the eastern side of the Moruita-Katabok track to Katabok; thence in a southerly direction following the eastern side of the Katabok-Karita motor track to its junction with the northern side of the Karita-Kacheliba road; thence in the same direction following the northern side of that road to its intersection with the left (southern) bank of the River Loporokocho; thence in a westerly direction following the left (southern) bank of that river to its confluence with the River Kelim (Greek or Siti); thence in the same general direction following the left (southern) bank of the latter river to the point of commencement.
_____ History: S.I.

226-11; S.I.

62/1970.

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