Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 1807
Protection Of Wrecks, England
The Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) (No.2) Order 2012
Made
10th July 2012
Laid before Parliament
11th July 2012
Coming into force
3rd August 2012
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(1) and (2) of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973( 1 ).
The Secretary of State is satisfied in relation to the site identified at article 2 of this Order of the matters set out in section 1(1) of that Act.
In accordance with section 1(4) of that Act the Secretary of State has consulted such persons as the Secretary of State considers to be appropriate having regard to the purposes of this Order.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) (No.2) Order 2012 and comes into force on 3rd August 2012.
Identification of site and designation of restricted area
2. —(1) The site in position Latitude 51°13.96698′ North, Longitude 01°26.00898′ East( 2 ) is identified as the site where a vessel lies, or is supposed to lie, wrecked on or in the sea bed.
(2) The area within 50 metres of the site identified in paragraph (1), excluding any part of that area above the high water mark of ordinary spring tides, is designated as a restricted area for the purposes of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973.
John Penrose
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
10th July 2012
The co-ordinates are identified by reference to the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84).