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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-wrecks-designation-no-1-order-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1650",
  "legislation_title": "The Protection of Wrecks (Designation No. 1) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-wrecks-designation-no-1-order-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 1997/1528 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.\nPROTECTION OF WRECKS\nMade 7th July 1998\nLaid before Parliament 8th July 1998\nComing into force 29th July 1998\nThe Secretary of State, being satisfied that the site identified in article 2 of this Order is the site of a vessel lying wrecked on or in the sea bed and that, on account of the historical and archaeological importance of the vessel the site ought to be protected from unauthorised interference, after consulting with the persons referred to in section 1(4) of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 1(1), (2) and (4) and section 3(2) of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1973 c. 33."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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