# Caravans Act (Northern Ireland) 1963, Section 3: Issue of site licences by district councils.

Extent: N.I.

(1) An application for the issue of a site licence in respect of any land may be made by the occupier thereof to the [ district council] in whose [ district] the land is situated.
(2) An application under this section shall be in writing and shall specify the land in respect of which the application is made; and the applicant shall, either at the time of making the application or within such period as the [ district council] may determine, give to the [ district council] such other information as they may reasonably require.
(3) A [ district council] may on an application under this section issue a site licence in respect of the land if, and only if, the applicant is, at the time when the site licence is issued, entitled to the benefit of a permission for the use of the land as a caravan site granted under the Planning Act .
(4) If at the date when the applicant duly gives the information required by virtue of sub-section (2) he is entitled to the benefit of such a permission as aforesaid, the [ district council] shall, on the payment by the applicant of a fee of ten pounds, issue a site licence in respect of the land within two months of that date or, if the applicant and the [ district council] agree in writing that the [ district council] shall be afforded a longer period within which to grant a site licence, within the period so agreed.
(5) If the applicant becomes entitled to the benefit of such a permission as aforesaid at some time after duly giving the information required by virtue of sub-section (2) the [ district council] shall, on the payment by the applicant of a fee of ten pounds, issue a site licence in respect of the land within six weeks of the date on which he becomes so entitled or, if the applicant and the [ district council] agree in writing that the [ district council] shall be afforded a longer period within which to grant a site licence, within the period so agreed.
(6) Notwithstanding anything in sub-sections (1) to (5), a [ district council] shall not at any time issue a site licence to a person who to their knowledge has held a site licence which has been revoked in pursuance of this Act less than three years before that time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1963/17/section/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/caravans-act-northern-ireland-1963/section-3
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