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Statutory Instruments
PROTECTION OF WRECKS
Made
23rd May 1999
Laid before Parliament
24th May 1999
Coming into force
14th June 1999
The 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(1), and 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-�
1. This Order may be cited as The Protection of Wrecks (Designation) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 14th June 1999.
2.-(1) The site in respect of which this Order is made is hereby identified as the site where a seventeenth century vessel lies wrecked on the sea bed at Latitude 50°3'.778 North, Longitude 05°17'.374 West.
(2) The area within a distance of 250 metres of Latitude 50°3'.778 North, Longitude 05°17'.374 West, but excluding any part of that area which lies above high water mark of ordinary spring tides, shall be a restricted area for the purposes of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973.
Alan Howarth
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
23rd May 1999
(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 the area within a distance of 250 metres from the site of the wreck of a seventeenth century vessel, which vessel the Secretary of State is satisfied ought to be protected from unauthorised interference on account of its historical and archaeological importance.
The position given by the co-ordinates in article 2(1) of the Order is the position for use on Admiralty charts based on datum OSGB 36. The Global Positioning System (GPS) uses WGS 84 as its datum. The GPS position of the site would be given as Latitude 50°3'.807 North, Longitude 5°17'.437 West unless a conversion factor was used to modify the display.
