Following the Government announcement on 20th December some parts of England are now in a new Tier 4 of Covid-19 restrictions equivalent to lockdown, and Wales is in lockdown. More areas will be added to Tier 4 and Tier 3 from 26th December 2020. This means that only essential boat movements by liveaboard boaters are […]
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Only a week left to oppose CRTs proposed changes to Boat Licence Terms and Conditions! Please respond now!
The CRT consultation on proposed changes to Boat Licence Terms and Conditions ends on Monday 21st December 2020. You can only respond to the consultation online here: https://wh.snapsurveys.com/s.asp?k=159843204588 Below we publish a short version of the previously published example response.
EA resumes mooring enforcement except in Tier 3
As from 2nd December 2020 the Environment Agency (EA) has resumed enforcement of mooring stay times on its waterways, apart from those in Tier 3 areas. Most EA waterways are currently in Tier 2 areas, apart from the Upper Medway Navigation and some of the Anglian waterways which are in Tier 3. Boat movements can […]
CRT enforcement post lockdown and Tier 3 areas
For those members on Canal & River Trust (CRT) waterways, we have been informed that CRT will be expecting a gradual return to 14-day movement after 2nd December, which means that they expect all boats to have moved from where they are now by 16th December 2020. CRT’s Customer Support Manager: Licence Support (ie enforcement […]
Oppose CRT’s proposed changes to Boat Licence Terms and Conditions before 20th December!
The CRT consultation on changes to the Boat Licence Terms and Conditions ends on Sunday 20th December 2020. The NBTA believes that CRT’s proposals for changes to the Boat Licence Terms and Conditions are unreasonable and unlawful. Please respond if you can. Below we publish an example response to the consultation. It is really important […]
RYA publishes legal advice after EA appoints District Enforcement to manage its visitor moorings
Following its decision to award District Enforcement the contract for managing its visitor moorings on the Thames in September 2020, the Environment Agency (EA) made a last minute request for comment on the proposed signs to the national boating organisations represented on the Thames Navigation Users Forum (the NBTA does not have a seat at […]
CRT suspends 14-day rule in November Covid-19 lockdown
CRT waterways in England Canal & River Trust (CRT) has suspended enforcement of the 14-day rule between 5th November and 2nd December 2020 in England due to the Government announcement of a lockdown from Thursday 5th November.
NBTA General Meeting by telephone conference, 18th October
All NBTA members are invited to take part in the 2020 General Meeting on Sunday 18th October at 2pm. This will be held as a telephone conference due to Covid-19 restrictions. Members should have received their invitation and agenda by email and text. If you haven’t received this and you would like to attend the […]
DEFRA lays draft law to prohibit the sale of high emission wood and coal in England
The NBTA has been informed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) that the draft Statutory Instrument, the Air Quality (Domestic Solid Fuels Standards) (England) Regulations 2020, was laid in both Houses of Parliament on 21st July 2020. This follows the 2018 consultation by DEFRA on the cleaner domestic burning of solid […]
Please respond by 1st October to Government consultation on phasing out red diesel for propulsion
The Treasury is planning legislation to prohibit the use of red diesel for propulsion in “private pleasure craft”, following the 2018 judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) regarding red diesel in private pleasure boats. This is part of a wider phasing out of red diesel for many uses, to meet […]