# Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Paragraph 6


“Related interests” means the interests of a coastal State directly affected or threatened by a wreck, such as:
(a) maritime coastal, port and estuarine activities, including fisheries activities, constituting an essential means of livelihood of the persons concerned;
(b) tourist attractions and other economic interests of the area concerned;
(c) the health of the coastal population and the wellbeing of the area concerned, including conservation of marine living resources and of wildlife; and
(d) offshore and underwater infrastructure.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/21/schedule/11ZA/crossheading/definitions/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1995/schedule-11ZA/crossheading-definitions/paragraph-6
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