# The Gipsy Encampments (District of Daventry) Order 1992, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order designates the District of Daventry as an area to which section 10 of the Caravan Sites Act 1968 applies.
It is an offence within a designated area for a gipsy to station a caravan for the purpose of residing for any period on any land within the boundaries of a highway, or on any other unoccupied land, or on any occupied land without the consent of the occupier.
Under section 11 of the Act (substituted by section 174 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980), unlawfully stationed caravans and their occupants may be removed by order of a magistrates' court.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1832/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/gipsy-encampments-district-of-daventry-order-1992/note
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