The Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) Order 2013

Made: 3rd July 2013

Laid before Parliament: 4th July 2013

Coming into force: 31st July 2013

The Secretary of State has consulted such persons as she considers to be appropriate having regard to the purposes of this Order, in accordance with section 1(4) of that Act.

Citation and commencement

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This Order may be cited as the Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) Order 2013 and comes into force on 31st July 2013.

Identification of site and designation of restricted area

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• (1) This Order is made in respect of the site where a vessel lies, or is supposed to lie, at Latitude 50°44.89′ North, Longitude 001°21.37′ West[^f00002].

• (2) The area within 75 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.

Signed

Ed Vaizey — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Culture, Media and Sport — 3rd July 2013

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order designates a restricted area for the purposes of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 within 75 metres from the site of the wreck of an unknown wooden sailing vessel lying in Thorness Bay, off the north coast of the Isle of Wight. Under section 1(3) of that Act it is a criminal offence for a person to engage in certain activities in a restricted area, except under the authority of a licence issued by the Secretary of State.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no significant impact is foreseen on the private, voluntary or public sectors.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1973 c.33.

[^f00002]: The co-ordinates are identified according to the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84) as revised in 2004.