# The Protection of Wrecks (Designation No. 4) Order 1997, 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 off Salcombe, Devon, around the site of what is thought to be a wreck of a vessel which is of historic and archeological importance.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2536/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-wrecks-designation-no-4-order-1997/note
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