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This Order may be cited as The Protection of Wrecks (Designation No. 1) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 29th July 1998.
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(1) The site in respect of which this Order is made is hereby identified as the site where the vessel HMS “Assurance” lies wrecked on the sea bed at Latitude 50°39'.70 North, Longitude 01°35'.45 West.
(2) The area to the west of Longitude 01°35'.35 West within a distance of 200 m of Latitude 50°39'.70 North, Longitude 01°35'.43 West, 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.
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(1) The Protection of Wrecks (Designation) Order 1997 is hereby revoked.
Tony Banks
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
7th July 1998