The Protection of Wrecks (RMS Titanic) Order 2003
UK Statutory Instrument 2003 No. 2496 — creates 3 criminal offences.
- Made
- 29 September 2003
- In force from
- Not determined
- Extent
- Not stated
- Subject
- Education, social security, pensions and public services
- Made under
- Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
This Order gives effect to the Agreement between the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada and the Republic of France, concerning the shipwrecked vessel RMS Titanic (Cm 5798). The date of the coming into force of the Agreement will be published in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes. Article 3 of the Order designates the area in which lies the wreck of RMS Titanic, and article 4 prohibits any diving or salvage operations from being carried out in the designated area without a licence. Article 5 of the Order makes provision for the granting of licences by the Secretary of State, in accordance with the rules set out in the Schedule. Article 6 makes it a criminal offence to contravene the prohibition in article 4 and licence conditions imposed under Article 5, and Articles 7 to 10 make further provision regarding offences and enforcement.
Offences created by this instrument
- A person who contravenes article 4(1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not… article 6(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Any person who knowingly contravenes any requirement, condition or restriction of a licence granted under article 5… article 6(2) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- Any person who knowingly contravenes any requirement, condition or restriction of a licence granted under article 5… article 6(3) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
What Parliament said about it
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How Parliament handled it
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- Other instruments from 2003