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This Order gives effect to the Agreement between the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada and the Republic of France, concerning the shipwrecked vessel RMS Titanic (Cm 5798). The date of the coming into force of the Agreement will be published in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes.
Article 3 of the Order designates the area in which lies the wreck of RMS Titanic, and article 4 prohibits any diving or salvage operations from being carried out in the designated area without a licence. Article 5 of the Order makes provision for the granting of licences by the Secretary of State, in accordance with the rules set out in the Schedule. Article 6 makes it a criminal offence to contravene the prohibition in article 4 and licence conditions imposed under Article 5, and Articles 7 to 10 make further provision regarding offences and enforcement.
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