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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2006 No. 1178

PROTECTION OF WRECKS, ENGLAND

The Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) (No.1) Order 2006

  Made 26th April 2006 
  Laid before Parliament 26th April 2006 
  Coming into force 17th May 2006 

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 1(1) and (2), and 3(2) of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973[1]. In accordance with section 1(1) of that Act she is 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, archaeological or artistic importance of the vessel, or of any objects contained or formerly contained in it which may be lying on the sea bed in or near the wreck, the site ought to be protected from unauthorised interference. In accordance with section 1(4) of that Act she has consulted with all persons she considers to be likely to be affected by this Order.

Citation and commencement
     1. This Order may be cited as the Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) (No.1) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 17th May 2006.

Identification of site and designation of restricted area
     2. —(1) The site in respect of which this Order is made is hereby identified as the site where a vessel lies, or may lie, wrecked on the sea bed in position Latitude 49°54.364 North, Longitude 06°19.889 West[2].

    (2) The area within a distance of 150 metres of Latitude 49°54.364 North, Longitude 06°19.889 West, but excluding any part of that area which lies above the high water mark of ordinary spring tides, shall be a restricted area for the purposes of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973.

Revocations
     3. The Protection of Wrecks (Designation No.4) Order 1980[3] and the Protection of Wrecks (Designation No.4 Order 1980) (Amendment) Order 1983[4] are hereby revoked.


David Lammy
Minister for Culture Department for Culture, Media and Sport

26th April 2006


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 within a distance of 150 metres from the site of the wreck of the Bartholomew Ledges off the coast of the Isles of Scilly.

An area around the site was previously designated as a restricted area under the Protection of Wrecks (Designation No.4) Order 1980 as amended by the Protection of Wrecks (Designation No.4 Order 1980) (Amendment) Order 1983. Following the provision of new information about the site which has shown that the position of the wreck on the sea bed has changed, this Order revokes the 1980 Order and the 1983 Order, and designates a restricted area around the site at new co-ordinates. The restricted area around these co-ordinates has also been extended from 100 to 150 metres.

Notes:

 [1] 1973 c.33.back

[2] The co-ordinates are identified with reference to the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84).back

[3] SI 1980/1456.back

[4] SI 1983/128.back


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Prepared 2 May 2006

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