The Protection of Wrecks (Designation No. 2) Order 1977
The Secretary of State, being satisfied that the site identified in article 2 of this Order is the site of a vessel believed lying wrecked on 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, and that the case is one in which an Order should be made as a matter of immediate urgency, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 1(1), (2) and (4) of the Protection of Wrecks Act ...