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Conservation Act, 2013\n(Act 24 of 2013)\nNATIONAL CONSERVATION (PROTECTED\nAREAS) ORDER, 2026\n(SL 23 of 2026)\nIn exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7 and 50 of the National Conservation Act,\n2013, the Cabinet, after consultation with the Council and adjoining land owners, makes\nthe following Order \u2014\n1.\nCitation\n1.\nThis Order may be cited as the National Conservation (Protected Areas) Order, 2026.\n2.\nDesignation of protected areas\n2.\nThe areas of Crown land or Cayman waters that are specified in Schedule 1 are\ndesignated as protected areas.\n3.\nMaps of protected areas\n3.\n(1) The protected areas designated under paragraph 2 are set out in the maps in\nSchedule 2.\n(2) The maps in Schedule 2 are guides to the approximate location of the boundaries\nof the protected areas.\n\nParagraph 4\nNational Conservation (Protected Areas) Order, 2026\n\nPage 6\n SL 23 of 2026\nc\n\n4.\nRepeal of National Conservation (Protected Areas) Order, 2023\n4.\nThe National 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latitude\n19\u00b020.159\u2019N, longitude 81\u00b021.776\u2019W, thence due east to reach a point\n\nSCHEDULE 1\nNational Conservation (Protected Areas) Order, 2026\n\nPage 8\n SL 23 of 2026\nc\n\nlatitude 19\u00b020.159\u2019N, longitude 81\u00b021.713\u2019W, thence southwesterly to\nreach a point latitude 19\u00b019.792\u2019N, longitude 81\u00b021.868\u2019W, thence due\nwest to reach a point latitude 19\u00b019.792\u2019N, longitude 81\u00b021.943\u2019W, thence\nnortherly to reach a point latitude 19\u00b019.943\u2019N, longitude 81\u00b021.929\u2019W,\nthence northwesterly to reach the starting point;\n(b) Block 12C Parcel 366 in its entirety and surrounding marine area starting\nat a point latitude 19\u00b019.703\u2019N, longitude 81\u00b022.011\u2019W (\u2018the starting\npoint\u2019), thence due east to reach a point latitude 19\u00b019.703\u2019N, longitude\n81\u00b021.921\u2019W, thence due south to reach a point latitude 19\u00b019.660\u2019N,\nlongitude 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