# The Protection of Wrecks (Designation No. 3) Order 1989, 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 in the Goodwin Sands round the site of what is thought to be the wreck of a vessel of historical and archaeological importance. No part of the restricted area lies above high water mark of ordinary spring tides.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/2295/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-wrecks-designation-no-3-order-1989/note
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