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The Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) (No.2) Order 2006

S.I. 2006/1340 · Made 16 May 2006

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PROTECTION OF WRECKS, ENGLAND

Made 16th May 2006

Laid before Parliament 17th May 2006

Coming into force 7th June 2006

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 1(1) and (2), and 3(2) of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973f1. In accordance with section 1(1) of that Act she is satisfied that the site identified in article 2 of this Order, is, or may prove to be, the site of a vessel lying wrecked on or in the sea bed and that, on account of the historical, archaeological or artistic importance of the vessel, or of any objects contained or formerly contained in it which may be lying on the sea bed in or near the wreck, the site ought to be protected from unauthorised interference. In accordance with section 1(4) of that Act she has consulted with all persons she considers to be likely to be affected by this Order.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1973 c. 33.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Identification of site and designation of restricted area
  3. 3Revocations
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) (No.2) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 7th June 2006.

2Identification of site and designation of restricted area

(1)

The site in respect of which this Order is made is hereby identified as the site where a vessel lies, or may lie, wrecked on the sea bed in position Latitude 51°11.0861 North, Longitude 04°38.8594 Westf1.

(2)

The area within a distance of 150 metres of Latitude 51°11.0861 North, Longitude 04°38.8594 West, but excluding any part of that area which lies above the high water mark of ordinary spring tides, shall be a restricted area for the purposes of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973.

3Revocations

The Protection of Wrecks (Designation No.2) Order 1989f1 is hereby revoked.

Signature

David Lammy

Minister for Culture

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

16th May 2006

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates as a restricted area for the purposes of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 an area within a distance of 50 metres from the site of the wreck of the Iona II, off the island of Lundy, North Devon.

The area around the site was previously designated as a restricted area under the Protection of Wrecks (Designation No.2) Order 1989. This Order corrects the position of the restricted area around the site and revokes the 1989 Order.