Regulation 6 Eligible homes
Subject to paragraph (2) of this regulation, an eligible home is a movable home which throughout the qualifying period:
if it is a caravan, has been lawfully stationed on a protected site within the meaning of section 1(2) of the Caravan Sites Act 1968f1;
if it is a houseboat, has been lawfully moored or otherwise secured with such consent as may be necessary for the location in question from the navigation authority, harbour undertaking or canal undertaking responsible for the water in which it is located, and with the written consent of the person in possession of any land to which it is moored or secured;
has been located in such a position or positions that some part of it was not more than 300 metres from the nearest carriageway of a relevant highway after the construction of that highway or of an additional carriageway for it, or the alteration of that highway, as the case may be.
A movable home shall not be an eligible home if at any time during the qualifying period it was a motor vehicle within the meaning of section 185(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988f2, or a building or part of a building.
A movable home is not an eligible home if it was first occupied after the relevant date in the same or substantially the same location as that in respect of which a claim is made.
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