
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (Designation of Vessels and Controlled Sites) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 30th September 2002.
(2) In this Order any reference to a point is a reference to a point given by co-ordinates based on the World Geodetic System 1984.
2 
Each of the following vessels is designated as a vessel to which the Act applies—
(a) the vessel known as the U-12, which sank on or about 5th October 1939;
(b) the vessel known as HMS Gloucester, which sank on or about 22nd May 1941;
(c) the vessel known as HMS Hood, which sank on or about 24th May 1941;
(d) the vessel known as HMS Prince of Wales, which sank on or about 10th December 1941;
(e) the vessel known as HMS Repulse, which sank on or about 10th December 1941; and
(f) the vessel known as RFA Sir Galahad, which sank on or about 25th June 1982.
3 
Each of the following areas is designated as a controlled site—
(a) the area within a distance of 100 metres of the point at—
(i) Latitude 51° 25.392' North, Longitude 00° 39.172' East, and
(ii) Latitude 57° 41.244' North, Longitude 04° 05.310' West;
(b) the area within a distance of 200 metres of the point at—
(i) Latitude 50° 18.518' North, Longitude 04° 17.984' West,
(ii) Latitude 55° 37.747' North, Longitude 05° 00.953' West,
(iii) Latitude 58° 55.848' North, Longitude 02° 59.001' West, and
(iv) Latitude 58° 51.400' North, Longitude 03° 06.405' West;
(c) the area within a distance of 300 metres of the point at—
(i) Latitude 53° 05.483' North, Longitude 04° 41.975' West, and
(ii) Latitude 59° 07.065' North, Longitude 03° 23.843' East;
(d) the area within a distance of 400 metres of the point at—
(i) Latitude 49° 50.023' North, Longitude 02° 34,533' West, and
(ii) Latitude 50° 13.179' North, Longitude 03° 04.071' West;
(e) the area within a distance of 750 metres of the point at Latitude 58° 18.467' North, Longitude 02° 28.938' West.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Defence
Under Secretary of State for Defence
9th July 2002