Posts Tagged ‘Waterways Act 1995’
Sunday, June 12th, 2011
The DEFRA consultation on moving BW to charity status ends on 30 June. Please respond giving your views on whether BW is fit to become a charity. The responses will be considered when the Ministerial Order for the Statutory Transfer of BW to a charity goes through Parliament. It’s extremely important that all the issues get onto the table in the DEFRA consultation as there won’t be another consultation.
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Tags: bona fide navigation, British Waterways, Byelaws, charity status, DEFRA consultation, traveller's rights, Waterways Act 1995
Posted in A-Featured Articles, BW Policy News and FOI Act Requests, Continuous Cruisers, News, Resources, The Law | 7 Comments »
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
Posted in Mooring Strategy Committee, Moorings Consultation, News, The Law | No Comments »
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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Tags: 14 day rule, British Waterways, continuous cruising, equality, liveaboards, Local Mooring Strategy, Waterways Act 1995, Wiltshire County Council
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Sunday, April 3rd, 2011
The following is a press release issued by British Waterways about the judgement in the case British Waterways v Paul Davies
1 April 2011
British Waterways welcomes today’s (31/3/11) Judgment made in Bristol County Court in which His Honour Deputy Judge O’Malley said he favoured BW’s interpretation of Section 17 of the British Waterways Act 1995 (relating to Continuous Cruising).
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Tags: 14 day rule, British Waterways, continuous cruising, Paul Davies, Sally Ash, Section 17, Waterways Act 1995
Posted in A-Featured Articles, Continuous Cruisers, News | 5 Comments »
Saturday, April 2nd, 2011
The following is a press release issued by the National Bargee Travellers Association www.bargee-traveller.org.uk edited and approved by Paul Davies
British Waterways v Davies: BW must revise continuous cruising guidance but liveaboard boaters’ homes at risk
The judgement in British Waterways v Paul Davies handed down on 31st March 2011 in Bristol County Court could have serious consequences for all continuously cruising live-aboard boaters. However, the outcome also means that British Waterways (BW) is to redraft the Mooring Guidance for Continuous Cruisers. In particular BW is likely to drop the requirement to make a progressive journey and to travel around a significant part of the canal network.
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Tags: bona fide navigation, British Waterways, continuous cruising, liveaboards, Paul Davies, Section 17, Waterways Act 1995
Posted in A-Featured Articles, BW Policy News and FOI Act Requests, Continuous Cruisers, News, The Law | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
The sixth meeting of the Kennet and Avon Local Mooring Strategy Steering Group took place on 25 February. Damian Kemp confirmed that BW would be taking ongoing advice about carrying out an Equality Impact Assessment from the Equality Officers of Wiltshire and B&NES, Sharon Brookes and Samantha Jones. Plans were made at this meeting for the group to walk the towpath to consider possible mooring changes. The group established the definitions of some of the terms used by BW which had not been clarified, as follows:
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Tags: 14 day rule, continuous cruising, Damian Kemp, equality, liveaboards, Local Mooring Strategy, Waterways Act 1995, Wiltshire County Council
Posted in BW Policy News and FOI Act Requests, Continuous Cruisers, Moorings Consultation, News | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
Most of us will have heard by now that BW is going to become a “Third Sector” organisation, in other words a charity. At least, that is what the government and BW want. There are two important questions for boaters. First, what will it mean legally, and second, is it really a done deal?
Firstly, all the current legislation will still apply apart from some minor exceptions. The 1971, 1983 and 1995 British Waterways Acts and the 1962 and 1968 Transport Acts will apply as they do now.
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Tags: British Waterways, charity status, Robin Evans, Waterways Act 1995
Posted in BW Policy News and FOI Act Requests, News, The Law, The Politick | 1 Comment »