Section 3 Protection of occupiers against eviction and harassment. Protection of occupiers against eviction and harassment, false information etc.F18

if, during the subsistence of a residential contract, he unlawfully deprives the occupier of his occupation on the protected site of any caravan which the occupier is entitled by the contract to station and occupy, or to occupy, as his residence thereon;

if, after the expiration or determination of a residential contract, he enforces, otherwise than by proceedings in the court, any right to exclude the occupier from the protected site or from any such caravan, or to remove or exclude any such caravan from the site;

if, whether during the subsistence or after the expiration or determination of a residential contract, with intent to cause the occupier—

he does acts F2likely to interfere with the peace or comfort of the occupier or persons residing with him, or F3withdraws or withholds F4... ... services or facilities reasonably required for the occupation of the caravan as a residence on the site.

if, whether during the subsistence or after the expiration or determination of a residential contract, the person—

and (in either case) knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, that that conduct is likely to cause the occupier to abandon the occupation of the caravan or remove it from the site or to refrain from exercising any right or pursuing any remedy in relation to the caravan.

he does acts likely to interfere with the peace or comfort of the occupier or persons residing with him, or

he F7withdraws or withholds F8... ... services or facilities reasonably required for the occupation of the caravan as a residence on the site,

knowingly or recklessly provides information or makes a representation which is false or misleading in a material respect to any person, and

knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, that doing so is likely to cause—

the widow F12or widower , widower or surviving civil partner of the occupier; or

in default of a widow or widower , widower or surviving civil partner so residing, any member of the occupier’s family.

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F15the general limit in a magistrates’ court, or to both;

on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or to both.liable on summary conviction—

in the case of a first offence, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;

in the case of a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to both.