Statutory Instruments
2019 No. 1068
Protection Of Wrecks, England
The Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) Order 2019
Made
1st July 2019
Laid before Parliament
4th July 2019
Coming into force
5th July 2019
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 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 2019 and comes into force on 5th July 2019.
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 50.65043000, Longitude 00.39670000( 2 ).
(2) The area within 100 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.
Jeremy Wright
Secretary of State
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
1st July 2019
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.