# The Protection of Wrecks (Designation No. 1) Order 1996, Note: 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 situated approximately 5 miles north, northwest off the coast of Rhyl, in the County of Denbighshire, round the site of what is thought to be the wreck of a vessel which is of historical and archaeological importance.
No part of the site is above the high water mark of ordinary spring tides.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1741/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-wrecks-designation-no-1-order-1996/note
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