Broads Authority Act 2009

Part 3 Water skiing and wake boarding

7 In this Part of this Schedule—

• “the appointed day” means the appointed day fixed for the purposes of sections 26 to 32 of this Act;

• “the 1992 byelaws” means the Broads Authority Speed Limit Byelaws 1992;

• “the relevant date” means a date 6 months after the appointed day;

• “the specified waters” means the stretches of water specified in Schedule 2 to the 1992 byelaws;

• “the transitional period” means the period commencing on the appointed day and ending on the relevant date;

• “water ski permit” means a water ski permit issued by the Authority under byelaw 9 of the 1992 byelaws.

8 During the transitional period—

(a) the specified waters shall be deemed to have been designated as zones under section 26; and

(b) any water ski permit issued by the Authority shall be deemed to be a permit issued under section 27.

9 During the transitional period the Authority shall not be required to exhibit and maintain any signs such as are referred to in section 26(8) in the vicinity of the specified waters.

10 Notwithstanding anything in the 1992 byelaws, or any condition of any water ski permit, every person who immediately before the appointed day held a water ski permit shall be entitled to engage in water skiing until the relevant date in accordance with the permit on the specified waters.

11 Paragraph 10 shall have effect subject to—

(a) any resolution passed under section 26(1) or (4);

(b) any direction given under section 28; and

(c) the right of the Authority under section 30 to cancel or amend the permit in the circumstances referred to in section 30(1).

12 Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 11 the Authority may during the transitional period by resolution passed under section 26 vary the times specified in Schedule 2 to the 1992 byelaws during which water skiing is permitted.

13 On the relevant date the following provisions of the 1992 byelaws shall be revoked—

• paragraph 2(a) of byelaw 5 (application of speed limits);

• byelaw 6 (water skiing);

• byelaw 9 (water ski permit);

• in byelaw 11 (log books), paragraph b, the words “any light sports vessel is used in accordance with byelaw 6 or” in paragraph c, and paragraph d;

• in byelaw 12 (wash) the words “any light sports vessel in accordance with Byelaw 6 or”;

• Schedule 2 (water skiing—light sports vessels).