>I don't know where the 14-day rule (for boaters other than continuous
>cruisers) comes from, but it long predates the 1995 Act. I was told about
>it during our briefing on our very first hire-boat holiday in 1972. That
>version was that one may not moore for more than 14 days in the same parish.
>
>It strikes me that there are two possibilities (a) either it was never
>properly authorised (Sue's theory) or (b) it was in an earlier Act (perhaps
>the 1968 one) or a regulation made under the terms of such an Act. In the
>latter case the 1995 Act would only have affected the matter if it explicity
>changed the rule (which it didn't).
>
>In any case it was well-known to boaters back in the '70s.
>
>Mike Stevens
>nb Felis Catus III
>web-site www.mike-stevens.co.uk
You may well be correct. I am both not an expert and out of date. I just know what the 95 act says and it only mentions 14 days in relation to continuous cruising.
I haven't read Ron's link but I don't rely on BW on this subject. They have bought in guidance but its legality has never been tested.
Sue nb Nackered Navvy
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