Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980

185 Pleasure boats

(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, any of the following authorities, namely—

(i) a district council;

(ii) a London borough council;

(iii) the Common Council of the City of London,

may make byelaws—

(a) for regulating the numbering and naming of pleasure boats and vessels which are let for hire to the public and the mooring places for such boats and vessels; and

(b) for fixing the qualifications of the boatmen or other persons in charge of such boats or vessels ; and

(c) for securing their good and orderly conduct while in charge.

(2) No authority mentioned in subsection (1) above shall have power to make byelaws under that subsection in relation to pleasure boats or vessels operating—

(a) on any water owned or managed by the British Water ways Board;

(b) on any inland waters, as defined in section 135(1) of the [1963 c. 38.] Water Resources Act 1963, in respect of which a water authority may make byelaws under section 79 of that Act;

(c) subject to subsection (3) below, on any canal or other inland navigation which a navigation authoritly, as defined in section 135(1) of the Water Resources Act 1963, are required or empowered to manage or maintain under any enactment; or

(d) on any harbour maintained or managed by a harbour authority, as defined in section 57(1) of the [1964 c. 40.] Harbours Act 1964.

(3) Subsection 2(c) above does not preclude a local authority making byelaws under subsection (1) above in relation to pleasure boats or vessels operating on any canal or inland navigation which they themselves are required or empowered to manage or maintain.