Marsh Lock gate repairs: emergency river closure notice
Published 2 April 2019
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When
5pm on Tuesday 2 April to 9am Wednesday 3 April 2019.
Where
Marsh Lock.
Details
Marsh Lock will be closed to all boats when a lock keeper is not on site. This is due to damage to the sluices.
No public mooring will be allowed in the lock laybys, up and downstream of Marsh Lock.
The main navigation channel will remain open throughout the incident up and downstream of the lock.
There is no passage through Marsh Lock at the present time.
We apologise for any inconvenience this closure causes and thank you for your patience during this time.
Byelaws
Nothing contained in these directions shall supersede those parts of the Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws 1993 as may be relevant.
And Notice is hereby given, that it is provided by Byelaw 52 of the Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws, 1993 that:
The master of any vessel shall except in an emergency not pass any boat-race regatta public procession or gathering for the launch of a vessel or any other event or function which may cause a crowd to assemble on or by the river nor station his vessel thereon in such a manner as would risk obstructing impeding or interfering with such boat-race regatta procession launching event or function or endangering the safety of persons assembling on the river or preventing or interfering with the maintenance of order thereon.
The maximum penalty for breach of the Byelaws is £1,000.