Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988, Paragraph 1 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
1(1)For the purpose of enabling the Authority to carry out its functions in relation to the navigation area, the Authority may provide such facilities, and construct, alter or renew such works, as it thinks fit, but shall not do so on any land which does not belong to it except where it has the consent in writing of the owner and (where the owner is not the occupier) that of the occupier.E+W
(2)The Authority shall, in particular, maintain the Norwich navigation to such standard as may reasonably be required by such seagoing freight vessels as wish to use it.
[F1(3) Subject to sub-paragraph (4) below, the Authority shall provide and maintain buoys, beacons and such other aids to navigation as it thinks necessary within the Norwich navigation and the Lower Bure. ]
[F2(4)The Authority shall not provide, alter, discontinue the use of or remove any buoy, beacon or other aid to navigation for the purposes of the Norwich navigation and the Lower Bure without the written consent of Trinity House.]
(5)The Authority may make reasonable charges for the use by any person of any facilities provided by it under this paragraph.
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 5 para. 1(3) substituted (coming into force in accordance with ss. 3, 35 of the amending Act) by Broads Authority Act 2009 (c. i), Sch. 7 para. 12(1) (with ss. 2(3), 6(3), 42, Sch. 6 Pts. 2, 3)
F2Sch. 5 para. 1(4) substituted (coming into force in accordance with ss. 3, 35 of the amending Act) by Broads Authority Act 2009 (c. i), Sch. 7 para. 12(2) (with ss. 2(3), 6(3), 42, Sch. 6 Pts. 2, 3)
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