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BW’s enforcement powers challenged in Local Mooring Strategy meeting

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

The Kennet and Avon Local Mooring Strategy steering group held its eighth meeting on 9 May 2011. The National Bargee Travellers Association (NBTA) had written to the steering group and to BW stating that research has shown that BW does not have the legal power to set mooring restrictions of less than 14 days or to erect signs specifying compulsory mooring restrictions; that BW therefore does not have the power to compel boaters to pay overstaying charges, and that it does not have the power to impose fines for overstaying. The full letter and BW’s response is below.

Draft minutes, 1st April Local Mooring Strategy meeting

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

Here are the draft minutes of the Local Mooring Strategy meeting held on 1st April

Important boaters meeting! 24th May, Bradford on Avon

Monday, May 16th, 2011

There will be a Boaters Meeting on Tuesday 24th May 7.30pm upstairs at the Georgian Lodge Hotel, Bridge St, Bradford on Avon (by the library).

To update you about the Local Mooring Strategy proposals, the recent court case and other recent developments.

To discuss your response to the Local Mooring Strategy: we need to know what you think and what you want/ don’t want, so that we can tell BW.

Please pass this message on to other boaters who may not have internet access. We are hoping to hold extra meetings in Bath and Devizes, but please come to this one if you can.

Tags: bona fide navigation, continuous cruising, Local Mooring Strategy, meeting, Waterways Act 1995
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Equality officer advises Mooring Strategy Steering Group

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

Sharon Brookes, Wiltshire Council’s Equality Officer, gave a presentation to the local mooring strategy meeting on 1st April explaining the duties of statutory bodies such as BW to carry out equality impact assessments of their policies. Under the Public Sector Equality Duty in the 2010 Equality Act, BW is required to do an equality impact assessment of the local mooring strategy. This includes an obligation to analyse the impact of new policies on human rights.

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