2004 No. 3243
PROTECTION OF WRECKS, ENGLAND
Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) (No.3) Order 2004
Made 9th December 2004
Laid before Parliament 9th December 2004
Coming into force 10th December 2004

The 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 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, and that this case is one in which an order should be made as a matter of immediate urgency, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by sections 1(1), (2) and (4) of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 , hereby make the following Order:
1973 c. 33.

1 Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) (No.3) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 10th December 2004.

2 Identification of site and designation of restricted area
1 The site in respect of which this Order is made is hereby identified as the site where a vessel lies, or is supposed to lie, wrecked on or in the sea bed within the rectangle whose corners lie at the points described in the following table:
Point	Latitude	Longitude
NW	50°39.8971'N	001°55.5905'W
NE	50°39.9201'N	001°55.5137'W
SE	50°39.8225'N	001°55.4414W
SW	50°39.7994'N	001°55.5182'W
The co-ordinates are identified according to the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84).
2 The area identified in paragraph (1) above, excluding any area above the high water mark of ordinary spring tides, shall be designated as a restricted area for the purposes of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973.
Andrew McIntosh Minister of State for Media and Heritage Department for Culture Media and Sport 9th December 2004

(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 in the Swash Channel, Poole Harbour. This area is thought to be the wreck site of a vessel which the Secretary of State is satisfied ought to be protected, as a matter of immediate urgency, from unauthorised interference on account of its historical and archaeological importance.