The Environment Agency (Inland Waterways) Order 2010
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2010/699 |
| Year | 2010 |
(1) This Order may be cited as the Environment Agency (Inland Waterways) Order 2010.(2) This Order comes into force on 6th April 2010.In this Order— (1) The provisions of this Order apply to the waterways.the waterways for which the Agency is the navigation authority pursuant to the Anglian Water Authority Act 1977that part of the River Little Ouse between Brandon Staunch and Brandon Bridge;the Great Ouse Flood Relief Channel between the Head sluice lock at Denver and the Tail sluice at Saddlebrow;the Medway navigation, as defined in paragraph (a) of the definition of “the Medway navigation” in section 32 of the Southern Water Authority Act 1982the Thames within the meaning of section 4 of the Thames Conservancy Act 1932the vessel is registered with the Agency under article 5; andany requirement imposed by the Agency under article 8 when registering the vessel is complied with.(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to a vessel if the vessel is exempted from its provisions by the Agency in accordance with paragraph (3) .(3) The Agency may exempt any vessel or class of vessel from the provisions of paragraph (1) if, having regard to all the circumstances, it considers that the application of those requirements is not justified in the interests of the regulation of the waterways.(1) Subject to the requirements of articles 6, 7 and 8, the Agency must register a vessel upon the receipt of an application for its registration.(2) Registration will ordinarily be for a period of 1 year from such date following the application for registration as the Agency may determine for the registration in question but the Agency may also if it sees fit register any vessel for such shorter period as it may determine.assign a registration number to the vessel; andissue a registration certificate for the vessel.assign a name or mark to the vessel unless the vessel is also registered under section 8 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995issue a registration plate for the vessel.the name of the vessel specified in the application for the vessel’s registration; orsuch alternative name as the applicant may propose and which is acceptable to the Agency if the Agency determines that it is necessary to assign a different name to the vessel in order to avoid any confusion as to the identity of the vessel or the possibility of causing offence to any person.registration under article 5;insurance under article 11;construction and equipment standards under article 12; andadditional requirements for commercial vessels under article 15.in such manner as it may require of the particulars set out in Schedule 2; of such additional information as the Agency may require respecting the characteristics and location of the vessel; and payment of the registration charge applicable under any enactment in respect of the registration of the vessel by the Agency. (1) The Agency may refuse to register a vessel if the requirements of article 6 have not been complied with or if the Agency has previously revoked the registration of the vessel under paragraph (3) or (4) .there
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