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O. Reg. 11/06: MARINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES, Under: Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18
Ontario Heritage Act
ONTARIO REGULATION 11/06
MARINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES
Consolidation Period: From January 25, 2006 to the e-Laws currency date.
No amendments.
This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.
Marine archaeological sites
1. The following are prescribed as marine archaeological sites for the purposes of paragraph 3 of subsection 48 (1) of the Act:
1. The site of the shipwrecks of the “Hamilton” and the “Scourge”, which is comprised of the water and land under water in Lake Ontario at the point of intersection of the meridian of longitude 79°18.57' west with the parallel of latitude 43°18.43' north.
2. The site of the shipwreck of the “Edmund Fitzgerald”, which is comprised of the water and land under water in Lake Superior at the point of intersection of the meridian of longitude 85°6.6' west with the parallel of latitude 46°59.9' north. O. Reg. 11/06, s. 1.
Alternate distances
2. (1) The following alternate distances are prescribed for the purposes of subparagraphs 3 i and ii of subsection 48 (1) of the Act:
1. In the case of the site of the shipwrecks of the “Hamilton” and the “Scourge”, a radius of 750 metres from the site.
2. In the case of the site of the shipwreck of the “Edmund Fitzgerald”, a radius of 500 metres from the site. O. Reg. 11/06, s. 2 (1).
(2) If an area that falls within a radius prescribed under subsection (1) is outside Ontario, paragraph 3 of subsection 48 (1) of the Act does not apply to that area. O. Reg. 11/06, s. 2 (2).