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2004 No. 2395
PROTECTION OF WRECKS, ENGLAND
The Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) Order 2004
Made
12th September 2004
Laid before Parliament
14th September 2004
Coming into force
5th October 2004
The Secretary of State, being satisfied that each of the sites identified in Schedule 1 to 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, 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 her by section 1(1), (2) and (4) and section 3(2) of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 5th October 2004.
Identification of sites and designation of restricted areas
2.—(1) This Order identifies sites where vessels lie, or are supposed to lie, wrecked on or in the sea bed.
(2) The sites are listed in the first column of Schedule 1 and the position of each site is given in the corresponding entry in the second column of that Schedule.
(3) The positions of the sites identified in Schedule 1 are defined by co-ordinates of latitude and longitude on the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84).
(4) In the case of each site so listed, the area within a distance of 300 metres of the position of the site, 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 Orders specified in Schedule 2 are hereby revoked.
Andrew McIntosh
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
12th September 2004
Article 2
SCHEDULE 1SITES OF WRECKS
| Site | Position |
|---|---|
| Stirling Castle, Goodwin Sands | Latitude 51° 16.4561' North Longitude 01° 30.4121' East |
| Restoration, Goodwin Sands | Latitude 51° 15.6302' North Longitude 01° 30.0262' East |
| Northumberland, Goodwin Sands | Latitude 51° 15.4802' North Longitude 01° 30.0161' East |
| Admiral Gardner, Goodwin Sands | Latitude 51° 12.0305' North Longitude 01° 30.4563' East |
| Dunwich Bank | Latitude 52° 15.1647' North Longitude 01° 38.4231' East |
| A1 Submarine | Latitude 50° 44.5511' North Longitude 00° 55.2792' West |
Article 3
SCHEDULE 2REVOCATIONS
1. The Protection of Wrecks (Designation No. 1) Order 1980 (No. 645).
2. The Protection of Wrecks (Designation No. 1 Order 1980) (Amendment) Order 1980 (No. 1306).
3. The Protection of Wrecks (Designation No. 1) Order 1985 (No. 699).
4. The Protection of Wrecks (Designation No. 1) Order 1989 (No. 2089).
5. The Protection of Wrecks (Designation No. 3) Order 1989 (No. 2295).
6. The Protection of Wrecks (Designation No. 1) Order 1994 (No. 1842).
7. The Protection of Wrecks (Designation No. 2) Order 1998 (No. 2708).
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order replaces the Orders revoked in Schedule 2. In the case of each site covered by the Order, it extends the restricted area associated with the site. All the sites are known or thought to contain wrecks of vessels of historical and archaeological importance.
(1)
1973 c. 33. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) and, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by virtue of article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (No. 672).
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