# The Unauthorised Encampments (Northern Ireland) Order 2005, Article 2: Interpretation


(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33) shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
(2) In this Order—
“the Department” means the Department for Social Development;
“occupier” means the person entitled to possession of the land by virtue of an estate or interest held by him;
“trespass” means trespass as against the occupier of the land; and
“vehicle” includes—
(a) any vehicle, whether or not it is in a fit state for use on roads, and includes any chassis or body, with or without wheels, appearing to have formed part of such a vehicle and any load carried by, and anything attached to such a vehicle; and
(b) a caravan within the meaning of the Caravans Act (Northern Ireland) 1963 (c. 17).
(3) A person may be regarded for the purposes of this Order as having a purpose of residing in a place notwithstanding that he has a home elsewhere.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2005/0110490975/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-unauthorised-encampments-northern-ireland-order-2005/article-2
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