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The Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) Order 2019

S.I. 2019/1068 · Made 1 July 2019

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Protection Of Wrecks, England

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 1973f1 (“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.

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. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) Order 2019 and comes into force on 5th July 2019.

2Identification of site and designation of restricted area

(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 00.39670000f1.

(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.

Signature

Jeremy Wright

Secretary of State

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

1st July 2019

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the area within 100 metres of the wreck site of an unknown wooden vessel lying approximately 14 kilometres south-east of Beachy Head, East Sussex as a restricted area for the purposes of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 (“the Act”).

The Secretary of State is satisfied that the site ought to be protected from unauthorised interference on account of the historical and archaeological importance of the vessel and any objects contained or formerly contained in it which may be lying on the sea bed in or near the wreck.

Under section 1(3) of the 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, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.