Statutory Instruments
2017 No. 773
Protection Of Wrecks, England
The Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) Order 2017
Made
18th July 2017
Laid before Parliament
19th July 2017
Coming into force
18th August 2017
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1) and (2) and 3(2) of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973( 1 ) (“the Act”).
The Secretary of State is satisfied, in relation to the five sites identified in Schedule 1 to this Order, as to the matters set out in section 1(1) of the Act.
In accordance with section 1(4) of the Act, the Secretary of State has consulted such persons as the Secretary of State 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) Order 2017 and comes into force on 18th August 2017.
Identification and sites and designation of restricted areas
2. —(1) The five sites listed in Schedule 1 are sites where a vessel or vessels lie, or are supposed to lie, wrecked on or in the sea bed.
(2) Four sites are listed in the first column of Table 1 of Schedule 1 and the position of each site is given in the corresponding entry in the second column of Table 1( 2 ).
(3) For each site so listed, the area within the distance from the site specified in the corresponding entry in the third column of Table 1 is designated as a restricted area.
(4) The fifth site in respect of which this Order is made is the area bounded by straight lines whose corners lie at the points specified in Table 2 of Schedule 1.
(5) The area identified in paragraph (4) is designated as a restricted area.
(6) A restricted area designated under paragraph (3) or (5) does not include any part of that area which is above the high water mark of ordinary spring tides.
Revocations
3. The instruments listed in Schedule 2 are revoked.
John Glen
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Arts, Heritage and Tourism
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
18th July 2017
Article 2
SCHEDULE 1 SITES OF WRECKS
Table 1
| Site | Position | Radius |
|---|---|---|
| Chesil Beach (Cannon Site) (Inshore) | Latitude 50°36.758489’ North Longitude 02°32.070084’ West | 30 metres |
| Chesil Beach (Cannon Site) (Offshore) | Latitude 50°36.651607’ North Longitude 02°32.059267’ West | 30 metres |
| The Hazardous, Bracklesham Bay | Latitude 50°45.100000’ North Longitude 00°51.470000’ West | 150 metres |
| UC-70, off Overdale Wyke | Latitude 54°31.5987’ North Longitude 00°40.1346’ West | 30 metres |
Table 2
| Point | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| N | 49°92.688286’ North | 06°34.111824’ West |
| E | 49°92.371411’ North | 06°33.617442’ West |
| S | 49°91.861193’ North | 06°34.401542’ West |
| W | 49°92.178068’ North | 06°34.895924’ West |
Article 3
SCHEDULE 2 REVOCATIONS
(1) Orders revoked | (2) References |
| The Protection of Wrecks (Designation No. 1) Order 1983 | S.I. 1983/1400 |
| The Protection of Wrecks (Designation No. 1) Order 1986 | S.I. 1986/1441 |
| The Protection of Wrecks (Designation No. 1 Order 1986) (Amendment) Order 1988 | S.I. 1988/287 |
| The Protection of Wrecks (Designation) Order 2001 | S.I. 2001/2403 |
The positions of the sites identified in Schedule 1 are defined by co-ordinates of latitude and longitude according to the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84), as revised in 2004.