# The Protection of Wrecks (MV Braer) Order 1993, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order designates an area off the Shetland Islands surrounding the wreck of the MV Braer as a prohibited area for the purposes of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/199/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-wrecks-mv-braer-order-1993/note
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