Statutory Instruments
2016 No. 841
Protection Of Wrecks, England
The Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) (No. 2) Order 2016
Made
10th August 2016
Laid before Parliament
16th August 2016
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
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(1) of this Order, as to 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 she considers 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 2016 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is laid.
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 50º 32.5′ North, Longitude 02º 03.5′ West( 2 ).
(2) The area within 50 metres of the site identified in paragraph (1), excluding any part of that area above high water mark of ordinary spring tides, is designated as a restricted area.
Tracey Crouch
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Sport and Tourism
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
10th August 2016
The position of the site is defined by co-ordinates of latitude and longitude according to the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84), as revised in 2004.