--- In [email protected], "Mack, David" <david.m...@...> wrote: It is being discussed with BW and MCA, but I'm not aware of anyone > who is refusing to move until it is all sorted out. And I doubt that > there's many small traders who have a certificate yet - not least > because most didn't know about it until the BW letter at the end of > March.
One of my points was that traders( with a trade licence on their boat) who take `word of mouth` as the ok to move, is, as it stands, breaking the law, if they have`nt got the certificate needed. > I have also heard the view that shop boats can move providing they are > not trading while moving. After all, the MCA aren't interested in what > class of BW licence you have, only if you are a commercial operation in > their terms. So if, whole the shop is closed to customers, and you are > moving your boat, with stock which you own on board, I can't see the > problem. The problem is that as far as MCA are concerned any boat that has a commercial or trade licence comes under their rules. Garry
