A new era for the waterways

A supplementary consultation on certain aspects of the proposed Transfer Order for transferring the functions of British Waterways in England and Wales to a New Waterways Charity and for making consequential provision in Scotland.

Following the consultation held earlier in the year, ‘A New Era for the Waterways’, this is a limited, supplementary consultation on certain aspects of the proposed Transfer Order under the Public Bodies Bill for transferring the functions of British Waterways in England and Wales to a New Waterways Charity and for making consequential provision in Scotland.

The consultation is aimed at:

• people who use the waterways as part of their daily lives or have an interest in them;
• people who do not use the waterways but want to or who could potentially benefit from them;
• people actively involved in the waterways;
• minority groups with an interest in the waterways;
• business users of the waterways, including hireboat and commercial operators, boat builders;
• waterside businesses and businesses with an indirect stake;
• national and local government and key national and local stakeholders;
• national and local interest groups;
• national interest groups such as environmental and recreational non-governmental organisations and industry federations; and statutory advisers to Government.