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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2003 No.

63 THE UGANDA WILDLIFE (DECLARATION OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AREA) (RWENSHAMA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY) INSTRUMENT, 2003.

____________ ARRANGEMENT OF RULES Rules 1.

Citation 2.

Declaration of Rwenshama Wildlife Sanctuary as wildlife conservation area 3.

Area to be a wildlife sanctuary and a wildlife management area SCHEDULE STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2003 No.

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The Uganda Wildlife (Declaration of Wildlife Conservation Area) (Rwenshama Wildlife Sanctuary) Instrument, 2003.
(Under sections 18 and 19 of the Uganda Wildlife Statute, 1996, Statute No.

14 of 1996).

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred upon the Minister responsible for wildlife by sections 18 and 19 of the Uganda Wildlife Statute, 1996; and after consultation with the local government council of Rukungiri District; and with the approval of Parliament signified by its resolution passed on 27th May 2002, this Instrument is made this 3rd day of April, 2003.

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Citation This Instrument may be cited as the Uganda Wildlife (Declaration of Wildlife Conservation Area) (Rwenshama Wildlife Sanctuary) Instrument, 2003.

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Declaration of Rwenshama Wildlife Sanctuary as wildlife conservation area The area of land specified in the Schedule to this Instrument is declared a wildlife conservation area to be known as Rwenshama Wildlife Sanctuary.

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Area to be a wildlife sanctuary and a wildlife management area The area declared under paragraph 2 shall be a wildlife sanctuary and a wildlife management area for the purposes of section 19 of the Uganda Wildlife Statute, 1996.
SCHEDULE Boundaries of Rwenshama Wildlife Sanctuary Commencing at pillar RWE1 on the shore of Lake Edward, thence in a south-easterly direction on bearing 163.5o for a distance of 241.5 metres approximately to pillar RWE2; thence on a bearing of 170.3o for a distance of 218.3 metres approximately to pillar RWE3; thence on a bearing of 163.9o for a distance of 156.9 metres approximately to pillar RWE4; thence on a bearing of 152.9o for a distance of 258.7 metres approximately to pillar RWE5; thence on a bearing of 155.1o for a distance of 158.6 metres approximately to pillar RWE6; thence on a bearing of 154.8o for a distance of 209.9 metres approximately to pillar RWE7; thence on a bearing of 251.5o for a distance of 116.7 metres approximately to pillar RWE8; thence on a bearing 244.4o for a distance of 167.8 metres approximately to pillar RWE9; thence on a bearing of 244.5o for a distance of 130.5 metres approximately to pillar RWE10; thence on a bearing 253.4o for a distance of 92.6 metres approximately to pillar RWE11, thence on a bearing 199.7o for a distance of 155.5 metres approximately to pillar RWE12; thence on a bearing 284.16o for a distance of 312.9 metres approximately to pillar RWE13; thence on a bearing 311.6o for a distance of 448.6 metres approximately to pillar RWE14; thence on a bearing 35.2o for a distance of 253.6 metres approximately to pillar RWE15; thence on a bearing 49.7o for a distance of 229.3 metres approximately to pillar RWE16; thence on a bearing 356.6o for a distance of 501.2 metres approximately to pillar RWE17 on the shores of Lake Edward; thence north-eastwards along the shores of Lake Edward to the point of commencement.
This boundary is more particularly shown on Boundary Plan UG/WILDLIFE/QENP/01 deposited at the Survey Records Office in the Department Responsible for Surveys and Mapping.

PROFESSOR EDWARD B. RUGUMAYO, Minister of Tourism, Trade and Industry.