Broads Authority Act 2009

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Preliminary

   1. 1. Short and collective titles

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Appointed day

3. PART 2 Regulations and management of navigation area

   1. Directions to vessels, etc.

      1. 4. General directions to vessels

      2. 5. Procedure for making general directions, etc.

      3. 6. Special directions to vessels

      4. 7. Failure to comply with directions

      5. 8. Enforcement of special directions

      6. 9. Master’s responsibility in relation to vessels

      7. 10. Directions as to loading or unloading of vessels, etc.

   2. Safety of vessels, etc.

      1. 11. Byelaws for registration of vessels

      2. 12. Construction and equipment standards

      3. 13. Standards appeals panel

      4. 14. Vessels: insurance requirements

      5. 15. Offences as to standards and insurance requirements

      6. 16. Exemption of certain vessels

   3. Other provisions as to vessels

      1. 17. Entry on and inspection of vessels

      2. 18. Meaning of “unsafe vessel”

      3. 19. Powers as to unsafe vessels, etc.

      4. 20. Removal of unsafe vessels, etc.

      5. 21. Request for information as to vessels

      6. 22. Notices requiring information from masters and owners, etc. as to vessels

      7. 23. Notices requiring information from landowners, etc. as to vessels

      8. 24. Entry on land

   4. Water skiing and wake boarding, etc.

      1. 25. Coming into force, etc. of provisions as to water skiing and wake boarding

      2. 26. Zones for water skiing or wake boarding

      3. 27. Permits for water skiing and wake boarding

      4. 28. Directions as to water skiing and wake boarding

      5. 29. Offences as to water skiing and wake boarding

      6. 30. Cancellation and amendment of permits

      7. 31. Appeals

      8. 32. Water skiing and wake boarding: interpretation

4. PART 3 Miscellaneous

   1. 33. Meaning of “personal water craft”, etc.

   2. 34. Meaning of “vessel” in certain byelaws

   3. 35. Breydon Water and Lower Bure

   4. 36. Haddiscoe Cut

   5. 37. Agreements with others

   6. 38. Provision of information

   7. 39. Removal of vegetation, etc.

   8. 40. Application of requirements of Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1907

   9. 41. For protection of Network Rail

   10. 42. Protection of Crown interests

   11. 43. Transitional provisions, amendments, repeals and revocations

5. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      Procedures as to general directions

      1. 1. In this Schedule “the statutory consultees” means—

      2. 2. The Authority from time to time following consultation with the...

      3. 3. The Authority shall consult the statutory consultees upon any proposal...

      4. 4. Not less than 42 days before giving, amending or revoking...

      5. 5. Any notice published under paragraph 4— (a) shall state a...

      6. 6. In addition to the requirements of paragraph 4, notice of...

      7. 7. If any of the statutory consultees within the period allowed...

      8. 8. As soon as reasonably practicable after an objection is referred...

      9. 9. Following receipt of any representations made under paragraph 8 the...

      10. 10. Except in an emergency the Authority shall consider the report...

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Provisions as to appeals panels

      1. 1. In this Schedule “the panel” means the standards appeals panel...

      2. 2. The standards appeals panel shall consist of not less than...

      3. 3. The water skiing and wake boarding appeals panel shall consist...

      4. 4. The Authority shall refer any application duly made under section...

      5. 5. Subject to the other provisions of this Schedule, the panel...

      6. 6. A determination by the panel in relation to any question...

      7. 7. The reasonable costs incurred in convening the panel in relation...

      8. 8. The panel may cause the amount of the costs so...

      9. 9. The panel may make orders as to the costs of...

      10. 10. Any order under paragraph 9 may be made a rule...

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Requirements as to insurance policies

      1. 1. A policy required under section 14(2) shall insure the owner...

      2. 2. A policy required under section 27(6)(a) shall insure the holder...

      3. 3. A policy required under section 14(2) or section 27(6)(a) shall...

      4. 4. A policy shall not by virtue of this Schedule be...

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      Breydon Water and the Lower Bure

   5. SCHEDULE 5

      Sections of Public Health Act 1936 applied by section 39(5)

   6. SCHEDULE 6

      Transitional provisions

      1. Part 1 General provisions

         1. 1. In this Part of this Schedule— “the appointed day” means...

         2. 2. The repeal, revocation or amendment, as the case may be,...

         3. 3. Any proceedings under the existing enactments (including proceedings for an...

         4. 4. Any application, approval, certificate, consent, document, exemption, notice or warrant...

      2. Part 2 Boat safety standards

         1. 5. In this Part of this Schedule— “the appointed day” means...

         2. 6. (a) As from the appointed day the boat standards shall...

      3. Part 3 Water skiing and wake boarding

         1. 7. In this Part of this Schedule— “the appointed day” means...

         2. 8. During the transitional period— (a) the specified waters shall be...

         3. 9. During the transitional period the Authority shall not be required...

         4. 10. Notwithstanding anything in the 1992 byelaws, or any condition of...

         5. 11. Paragraph 10 shall have effect subject to—

         6. 12. Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 11 the Authority...

         7. 13. On the relevant date the following provisions of the 1992...

      4. Part 4 Pleasure boat licences

         1. 14. In this Part of this Schedule— “the appointed day” means...

         2. 15. Any licence granted by a local authority and in force...

         3. 16. Anything done or commenced before the appointed day by or...

   7. SCHEDULE 7

      Amendments to the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988

      1. 1. Amend section 1 (the Broads Authority) as follows—

      2. 2. Amend section 4 (conservation of areas of natural beauty) as...

      3. 3. Amend section 8 (the navigation area) with effect from the...

      4. 4. Amend section 9 as follows— (1) For subsection (6) substitute—...

      5. 5. Amend section 10 (functions of Authority and others in relation...

      6. 6. For subsection (13) of section 11 (licences required for construction...

      7. 7. Amend section 13 (navigation charges) as follows—

      8. 8. Amend section 17 (accounts and auditing) on the appointed day...

      9. 9. Amend section 25(1) (interpretation) as follows— (1) Insert at the...

      10. 10. Omit paragraph 6(b) of Schedule 1.

      11. 11. Amend Schedule 3, paragraph 33 (code of practice for land...

      12. 12. As from the appointed day fixed for the purposes of...

   8. SCHEDULE 8

      Enactments repealed or revoked

      1. Part 1 Enactments repealed on the coming into force of thbis Act

      2. Part 2 Enactments repealed on the appointed day

      3. Part 3 Revocations