CRT has conceded that it cannot lawfully specify a minimum distance that boaters without home moorings must travel in order to comply with Section 17 3 c ii of the 1995 British Waterways Act.
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Continuous Cruisers
The original reason this website was set up, the campaign by British Waterways to remove all liveaboard boaters from the Kennet and Avon who have no permanent mooring. The so-called continuous cruisers.
CRT concedes that a minimum distance is unlawful
Sunday, January 13th, 2013K&A boaters’ action group meets 14th January, Bath
Monday, January 7th, 2013CRT rejects offer to remove articles in libel threat
Friday, November 30th, 2012Boaters action group next meeting 10th December in Bradford on Avon
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012Local mooring strategy latest
Saturday, November 24th, 2012The K&A Local Waterways Partnership Moorings Sub-Group has held two meetings so far, on 26th October and 19th November. It is due to carry out a final review of the proposed mooring plan before putting it out to consultation to the organisations and communities represented in the Sub-Group.
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Permission refused for Judicial Review of Guidance for Boaters without a Home Mooring
Tuesday, November 20th, 2012Nick Brown of the National Bargee Travellers Association had his application for a Judicial Review of the Guidance for Boaters without Home Moorings refused by Mrs Justice Cox on 16th November. Costs of £15,000 were awarded.
Nick Brown has announced his intention to appeal against the judgement.
The written judgment handed down by Mrs Justice Cox is available to view online at: www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2012/3133.html
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Boaters’ Voices DVD launch, 14th November, Devizes
Monday, November 12th, 2012
Enforcement team job descriptions published
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012Following a Freedom of Information request via www.whatdotheyknow.com, a boater has obtained the job descriptions and person specifications for most of the CRT/ BW enforcement team, apart from the job description for Enforcement and Licensing Manager Denise Yelland. This includes information about the numbers of staff in each position in different waterway areas.
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