The Protection of Wrecks (Designation No. 1) Order 1998
Article 2 of this Order designates as a restricted area for the purposes of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 an area near the Needles, Isle of Wight around the site of the wreck of the vessel HMS “Assurance” which is of historical and archaeological importance. The site was previously designated by the Protection of Wrecks (Designation) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/1528), which has been found to contain erroneous co-ordinates. The earlier Order is revoked by article 3 of this Order.