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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-wrecks-designation-no1-order-1995/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/2654",
  "legislation_title": "The Protection of Wrecks (Designation No.1) Order 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-wrecks-designation-no1-order-1995",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PROTECTION OF WRECKS\nWALES\nMade 9th October 1995\nLaid before Parliament 19th October 1995\nComing into force 20th November 1995\nThe Secretary of State, being satisfied that the site identified in article 2 of this Order is, or may prove to be, 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, and 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 3(2) of that Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "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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