Statutory Instruments
PROTECTION OF WRECKS, ENGLAND
Made
17th July 2005
Laid before Parliament
19th July 2005
Coming into force
20th July 2005
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 upon her by section 1(1), (2) and (4) of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973(1), hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 20th July 2005.
2.—(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 at Latitude 50°42.244 North, Longitude 02°46.708 West (WGS 84).
(2) The area within a distance of 50 metres of Latitude 50°42.244 North, Longitude 02°46.708 West, but excluding any part of that area which lies above the high water mark of ordinary spring tides, shall be the restricted area for the purposes of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973.
David Lammy
Minister for Culture
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
17th July 2005
(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 West Bay in Lyme Bay, Dorset. 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 authorised interference on account of its historical, archaeological or artistic importance.