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Part IVE+W

Canal BoatsE+W

49 Regulations as to canal boats.E+W

(1)It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to make regulations—

(a)for fixing the number, age and sex of the persons who may be permitted to dwell in canal boats, regard being had to cubic space, ventilation, provision for the separation of the sexes, general healthiness and convenience of accommodation, [F1and]

(b)for promoting cleanliness in, and ensuring the habitable condition of, canal boats, F2...

F2(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2)The power to make regulations under this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument, which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(3)If any regulation in force under this section is not complied with as respects a canal boat, the master of the boat, and also the owner, if he is himself in default, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale, and to a further fine not exceeding £2 for each day after conviction on which the non–compliance continues.

Textual Amendments

F1Word in s. 49(1)(a) inserted (6.4.2010 for E., 26.7.2010 for W.) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), s. 170(3)(4), Sch. 11 para. 8(a); S.I. 2010/708, art. 6(e) (with Sch. 2); S.I. 2010/1547, art. 2(e) (with Sch. 1)

F2S. 49(1)(c) and word preceding it repealed (6.4.2010 for E., 26.7.2010 for W.) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), s. 170(3)(4), Sch. 11 para. 8(b), Sch. 15 Pt. 3; S.I. 2010/708, art. 6(e)(f) (with Sch. 2); S.I. 2010/1547, art. 2(e)(f) (with Sch. 1)

F350 Power to enter and inspect canal boats.E+W

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51 Duties of local authorities and port health authorities under Part IV.E+W

F4(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2)It shall be the duty of any local authority within whose district any part of a canal is situated to carry into effect F5... the regulations made under section 49 above.

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F652 Prosecution of offences under Part IV.E+W

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53 Interpretation of Part IV.E+W

In this Part of this Act—

  • canal” includes any river, inland navigation or lake, and any other waters situated wholly or partly within a county [F7or county borough], whether those waters are or are not within the ebb and flow of the tide;

  • canal boat” means any vessel, however propelled, which is used for the conveyance of goods along a canal, not being—

(a)a sailing barge which belongs to the class generally known as “Thames sailing barge” and is registered under the [F8Merchant Shipping Act 1995], either in the Port of London or elsewhere, or

(b)a sea–going ship so registered, or

(c)a vessel used for pleasure purposes only;

  • master”, in relation to a canal boat, means the person having command or charge of the boat; and

  • owner”, in relation to a canal boat, includes a person who, though only the hirer of the boat, appoints the master and other persons working the boat.

Textual Amendments

F7S. 53: words in the definition of

canal

inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 22(3), Sch. 9 para. 13(3) (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 3, Sch. 1

F8S. 53: words in paragraph (a) of the definition of

canal boat

substituted (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(2), 316(2), Sch. 13 para. 69(a) (with s. 312(1))

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