New legislation for Environment Agency waterways
29 June 2010
The Environment Agency (Inland Waterways) Order 2010
The law governing boat registration and related conditions for our waterways changed on 6 April 2010.
The new Order will allow us to introduce one consistent approach for boat registration on our inland waterways in England, by updating historic navigation legislation in Anglian, Thames and Southern Regions.
Whether you have already registered with us, or are just about to, it is unlikely you will notice any changes this boating season. Over the next few months we will be discussing how and when we introduce the provisions of the Order with national customer group representatives. We will send all annual licence holders further information on how the changes may affect you later this year.
Until the next boating season we will continue to use our current paperwork and registration certificates. The new Order repeals or revokes some parts of our navigation legislation but we do not feel it is a good use of money to reprint existing registration certificates or licence plates.
If you registered your boat on or after 6 April 2010 you should note this is under the registration provisions of the Environment Agency (Inland Waterways) Order 2010 and not any other legislation that may be printed on the documents you received.
For further information, go to www.environment-agency.gov.uk/waterwaysorder