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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order)

The wreck site of the vessel “HMT Arfon” lies nearly four kilometres south of St. Alban’s Head, Dorset. This Order designates an area within 50 metres of that site as a restricted area for the purposes of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973.

The Secretary of State is satisfied that that site ought to be protected from unauthorised interference on account of the historical and archaeological importance of the vessel.

Under section 1(3) of that Act, it is a criminal offence for a person to engage in certain activities in a restricted area otherwise than under the authority of a licence issued by the Secretary of State.

No impact assessment has been produced for this instrument, as no significant impact is foreseen on the private, voluntary or public sectors.