Province Groningen: Applying for an event licence
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Province Groningen
Checked 21 Feb 2024
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The province should be notified of short sports events in, on or above a provincial waterway. Short events include sprietlopen (walking or running along a beam across water), paalvechten (fighting on a beam over water) and canoeing competitions. A notification is sufficient if there is no risk to safety and to the smooth flow of water traffic. You must request authorisation if the event presents a risk to safety or to the smooth flow of water traffic. You must also do this if people swimming may present a nuisance or danger to water traffic.
Send notificationThe conditions for notification include:
- You wish to organise a short event in, on or above a provincial waterway.
- The waterway is managed by the province.
- There is no risk to safety or to the smooth flow of water traffic.
- You must apply for authorisation if there is a risk to safety or to the smooth flow of water traffic.
- As a starting point, you can assume that you will get permission if the event takes place outside shipping hours.