S.I. No. 334/1984:

NATURE RESERVE (PETTIGO PLATEAU) ESTABLISHMENT ORDER, 1984.

NATURE RESERVE (PETTIGO PLATEAU) ESTABLISHMENT ORDER, 1984.

I, PADDY O'TOOLE, Minister for Fisheries and Forestry, after consultation with the Minister for Agriculture, the Minister for Communications and the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland, being satisfied that the land specified in Article 2 of this Order, being land to which section 15 of the Wildlife Act, 1976 (No. 39 of 1976), applies, includes a blanket bog ecosystem which is of scientific interest and that the said ecosystem is likely to benefit if measures are taken for its protection and that it is desirable to establish the land as a nature reserve and that the proper management of the land as a nature reserve would not be precluded by any interest of any other person in or over the land, for the purpose of conserving the said ecosystem do hereby, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 15 of the said Act, as adapted by the Fisheries (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1978 ( S.I. No. 195 of 1978 ), and amended by section 5 of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1983 (No. 40 of 1983), order as follows:

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Nature Reserve (Pettigo Plateau) Establishment Order, 1984.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 31st day of December, 1984.

2. (1) It is hereby declared that the land specified in paragraph (2) of this Article shall constitute and there is hereby established a nature reserve.

(2) The land referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article is all that part of the land known as Pettigo Plateau situate in the townlands of Oughtcarn, Meenanellison and Meesheefin in the county of Donegal other than any part thereof which forms part of a public road (if any) provided after the making of this Order, and which is referred to in the map contained in the Schedule to this Order and thereon delineated in red.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 11th day of December, 1984.

PADDY O'TOOLE,

Minister for Fisheries and Forestry.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

Pettigo Plateau Nature Reserve

This order establishes part of the lands situate in the townlands of Oughtcarn, Meenanellison and Meensheefin, Co. Donegal as a nature reserve so that it can be managed in such a way as to ensure the conservation of the blanket bog ecosystem which it constitutes.