Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) (No.3) Order 2004

Made9th December 2004

Laid before Parliament9th December 2004

Coming into force10th 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 1, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement1

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.

Identification of site and designation of restricted area2

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 table2:

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

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 McIntoshMinister of State for Media and HeritageDepartment for Culture Media and Sport9th 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.