(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,
[F1(iv)the council of a Welsh county or county borough,]
may make byelaws—
(a)for regulating the numbering and maning 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 by [F2Canal & River Trust];
[F3(b)on any inland waters (within the meaning of the Water Resources Act 1991) in respect of [F4which the Environment Agency or the Natural Resources Body for Wales may] make byelaws by virtue of paragraph 1 of Schedule 25 to that Act];
(c)subject to subsection (3) below, on any canal or other inland navigation which a navigation authority, as defined in section 135(1) of the M1Water 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 M2Harbours Act 1964.
(3)Subsection (2)(c) above does not preclude a local authority making byelaws under subsection (1) above in relation to pleasure oats or vessela operating on any canal or inland navigation which they themselves are required or empowered to manage or maintain.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 185(1)(iv) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6), Sch. 16 para. 59(4) (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2))); S.I. 1996/396, art. 4, Sch. 2
F2Words in s. 185(2)(a) substituted (2.7.2012) by The British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1659), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 5(2) (with arts. 4-6)
F3S. 185(2)(b) substituted (1.12.1991) by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60, SIF 130), ss. 2, 4(2), Sch. 1, para. 35(a)
F4Words in s. 185(2)(b) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 159 (with Sch. 7)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Definition in s. 185(2)(c) continued (1.12.1991) by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60, SIF 130), ss. 2, 4(2), Sch. 1, para. 35(b)
Marginal Citations
M21964 c. 40 (58).
The following subsections shall be added at the end of section 94 of the M3Public Health Acts (Amendment) Act 1907—
“(8)No licence under this section shall be required in respect of pleasure boats and pleasure vessels on any canal owned or managed by the British Waterways Board.
(9)In subsections (1) and (3) of this section “let for hire” means let for hire to the public.”.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2The text of ss. 24, 25(1)–(3)(5), 26(4), 27, 32, 46 61(4A), 68(2), 69(3), 92(1)—(4)(6)—(8), 112, 114, 118, 131(3), 145, 155(1), 173, 174, 175(1), 176, 180, 181(1)–(3), 183, 92(1)–(4)(6)–(8), 184(1)(2), 186, 191, 193, 194 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
Marginal Citations
Textual Amendments
F5Ss. 182, 187, 190 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. IV
Textual Amendments
F6Ss. 188, 189 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. IV; S. 189 expressed to be repealed (27.8.1993) by 1993 c. 11, ss. 67(3), 68(2), Sch.6
Textual Amendments
F7Ss. 182, 187, 190 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. IV
(1)The following subsection shall be substituted for subsection (3) of section 6 of the M4Inner Urban Areas Act 1978 (which limits the amount of a grant under that section for converting or improving a building to 50 per cent. of the cost of carrying out the works or a fixed amount for each job which, in the opinion of the authority making the grant, is likely to be created or preserved as a result of the carrying out of the works, whichever is the less):—
“(3)The amount of a grant under this section shall not exceed 50 per cent. of the cost of carrying out the works.”.
(2)The following sub-paragraph shall be substituted for paragraph 2(1) of the Schedule to that Act (Secretary of State’s notification that all or part of an improvement area is no longer to be such an area):—
“2(1)If the area declared to be an improvement area by a resolution under paragraph 1(1) above is wholly or partly included in an area of land designated as an urban development area by an order under section 134 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980, the Secretary of State, if it appears appropriate to him—
(a)may at any time before the resolution takes effect send to the authority a notification that the land included in the urban development area is not to be or to be included in the improvement area by virtue of the resolution; and
(b)may at any time after the resolution takes effect, send them a notification that the land included in the urban development area is no longer to be or to be included in the improvement area by virtue of it.”.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C3The text of ss. 24, 25(1)–(3)(5), 26(4), 27, 32, 46 61(4A), 68(2), 69(3), 92(1)—(4)(6)—(8), 112, 114, 118, 131(3), 145, 155(1), 173, 174, 175(1), 176, 180, 181(1)–(3), 183, 92(1)–(4)(6)–(8), 184(1)(2), 186, 191, 193, 194 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
Marginal Citations