Statutory Instruments
2014 No. 753
Protection Of Wrecks, England
The Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) Order 2014
Made
18th March 2014
Laid before Parliament
20th March 2014
Coming into force
21st March 2014
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(1), (2) and (4) of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973( 1 ).
The Secretary of State is satisfied in relation to the site identified at article 2(1) 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 is also satisfied that this is a case in which an order should be made as a matter of immediate urgency and consultation be dispensed with.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) Order 2014 and comes into force on 21st March 2014.
Identification of site and designation of restricted area
2. —(1) This Order is made in respect of the site where a vessel lies, or is supposed to lie, at Latitude 49°51.73′ North, Longitude 006°24.50′ West( 2 ).
(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.
Ed Vaizey
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
18th March 2014
The co-ordinates are identified according to the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84) as revised in 2004.