Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 96
Protection Of Wrecks, England
The Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) Order 2018
Made
22nd January 2018
Laid before Parliament
29th January 2018
Coming into force
23rd February 2018
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 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 site identified at article 2(1) of 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 2018 and comes into force on 23rd February 2018.
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, wrecked on or in the sea bed at Latitude 51.27458300, Longitude 1.57606700( 2 ).
(2) The area within 225 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.
Revocation
3.The Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) Order 2007( 3 ) is revoked.
Michael Ellis
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Arts, Heritage and Tourism
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
22nd January 2018
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.