The Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (Designation of Vessels and Controlled Sites) Order 2017

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This is the sixth Order made under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (“the Act”) and revokes the previous Order.

Article 2 provides for, and Schedule 1 lists, the vessels designated as vessels to which the Act applies. This list includes the following vessels, which are designated as vessels for the first time under the Act: HMS Aboukir, HMHS Anglia, SS Armenian, HMS Cressy, HMS E47, HMS E49, HMS Falmouth, HMS Hogue, HMS Lady Patricia, HMS Laurentic, HMS Moldavia, HMS Pheasant, HMS Viknor.

Article 3 provides for, and Schedule 2 lists, the areas designated as controlled sites under the Act.

Article 4 revokes the previous Order.

A place is ‘a protected place’ under the Act if it comprises the remains of a vessel designated under article 2 and is on the sea bed or in the immediate vicinity of where the remains were left.

An area designated as a ‘controlled site’ does not extend around a place any more than is necessary for the purpose of protecting or preserving the remains of a vessel or on account of the difficulty of identifying that place.