The Broads Act 2009 - How it affects you?
The Broads Authority Act 2009 received Royal Assent in August 2009, the Act contains a number provisions which will allow the Authority greater powers to manage safety of the Broads more effectively. The provisions in the Act include, amongst others, the ability for the Authority to introduce Hire Boat Licensing, Compulsory Third Party Insurance, to manage Waterskiing and Wakeboarding and to introduction minimum Construction Standards.
The subsequent pages will detail what the key provisions are and how they will affect you.
Most boats in “adjacent waters” have the requirement to be registered, pay tolls, to be insured and comply with the boat safety standards in the same way as if they are in the navigation area and by following the above link you will be provided with the information which you will need to know together with a section on Frequently Asked Questions.
This section contains information about the conditions that have been applied to powered hire boat licensing following the introduction of the Broads Authority Act 2009. It also contains general guidance associated with these conditions and the stability and load testing regime that must be complied with before a licence is granted.
This section describes the circumstances in which water-skiing and wake-boarding may take place in the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads.
