The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) issued a public consultation on 12 September 2011, with input from the Scottish Government in relation to Scottish aspects, providing detail and seeking views on certain aspects of the proposed Transfer Order which would transfer BW in England and Wales into a New Waterways Charity (NWC). This consultation ended on 24 October 2011.
The consultation included some questions asked on behalf of the Scottish Government. Defra published a summary of consultation responses on 20 December 2011(Pdf, 300 KB)
Also available is a summary of the responses specific to Scottish questions: Scottish Responses to A New Era For The Waterways Consultation. (Pdf, 252 KB). Full details of the responses can be attained from: Scottish Government Library at Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ. For more details contact: 0131 244 4556 or SGLibrary@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
In August 2011, Defra, with input from the Scottish Government in relation to Scottish aspects, consulted on a proposal to abolish IWAC. This consultation closed on 14 November 2011.
Defra published the UK Government Response to the consultation on 1 February 2012. (Pdf, 301 KB)
Also available is a summary of the responses specific to Scottish questions: Scottish Responses to the Consultation on the abolition of the Inland Waterways Advisory Council (Pdf, 252 KB). Full details of the responses can be attained from: Scottish Government Library at Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ. For more details contact: 0131 244 4556 or SGLibrary@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
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