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Get a boat hire licence to let out a boat or use it to transport up to 12 passengers for a fare - exemptions, how to apply, conditions, penalties and fines
Location: River Bure, Norfolk, England.
Register or license a boat for use on the UK's inland waterways or at sea - which authority to register with, the UK Ship Register and Small Ships Register, penalties and fines
Check what safety requirements and insurance are needed to use a boat on UK rivers, canals, or at sea - boat safety certificates, safety regulations and equipment, disposing of old flares
Find out the procedures you'll need to follow to zero rate VAT for the supply of a sailaway boat.
Information for boaters on the River Stour.
Use this service to renew a boat registration for existing Direct Debit customers on Environment Agency waterways.
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