UK Act of Parliament 1973 c. 33 United Kingdom

Protection of Wrecks Act 1973

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Enforced by
HES
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Imprisonment 1 of 2 obligations carry up to 2 years imprisonment. 1 carries different penalties — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person2

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.001 Protection of sites of historic wrecks. (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Unauthorised interference with protected historic wreck sitesAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.002 Prohibition on approaching dangerous wrecks. (opens in a new tab) Imprisonment
  • Enter a prohibited area around a dangerous wreckAny Person
2 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.003 Supplementary provisions. (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Citation. (opens in a new tab)

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.