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PROTECTION OF WRECKS
Made
18th October 1993
Laid before Parliament
21st October 1993
Coming into force
11th November 1993
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 that, on account of the historical and archaeological importance of the vessel, the site ought to be protected from unauthorised interference, after consulting with the persons referred to in section 1(4) of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973(1), in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 1(1), (2) and (4) and 3(2) of that Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Protection of Wrecks (Designation No. 2) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 11th November 1993. Identification of site and designation of restricted area.
2.-(1) The site where a vessel lies, or is supposed to lie, wrecked on or in the sea bed and in respect of which this Order is made is in position Latitude 49 degrees 57' 27" North, Longitude 05 degrees 12' 56" West.
(2) The area within a distance of 100 metres of that position, but excluding any part of that area which lies above the high-water mark of ordinary spring tides, shall be a restricted area for the purposes of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973.
Iain Sproat
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for National Heritage
18th October 1993
(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 off Lizard Point, Cornwall, round the site of what is believed to be the wreck of the vessel "Royal Anne" which is of historical and archaeological importance.