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Mobile Homes Act 1983 in Wales

1983 c. 34 · Enacted 13 May 1983 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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s. 2(2)words substitutedHousing (Scotland) Act 2025 s. 60(3)(a)
s. 2(3)words substitutedHousing (Scotland) Act 2025 s. 60(3)(b)
s. 2(4)words substitutedHousing (Scotland) Act 2025 s. 60(3)(c)
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s. 4words substitutedHousing (Scotland) Act 2025 s. 60(5)
s. 4 headingsubstitutedHousing (Scotland) Act 2025 s. 60(6)
s. 5(1)words repealedHousing (Scotland) Act 2025 s. 60(7)(a)
s. 5(5)(6)insertedHousing (Scotland) Act 2025 s. 60(7)(b)
Sch. 1 para. 4words substitutedHousing (Scotland) Act 2025 s. 60(8)(a)
Sch. 1 para. 5words substitutedHousing (Scotland) Act 2025 s. 60(8)(b)
Sch. 1 para. 6(1)words substitutedHousing (Scotland) Act 2025 s. 60(8)(c)(i)
Sch. 1 para. 6(3)words substitutedHousing (Scotland) Act 2025 s. 60(8)(c)(ii)
Sch. 1 para. 6(4)words substitutedHousing (Scotland) Act 2025 s. 60(8)(c)(iii)
Sch. 1 para. 6(5)words substitutedHousing (Scotland) Act 2025 s. 60(8)(c)(iv)
Sch. 1 para. 10(1)words substitutedHousing (Scotland) Act 2025 s. 60(8)(d)
Sch. 1 para. 16(2)words substitutedHousing (Scotland) Act 2025 s. 60(8)(e)
Sch. 1 para. 17(4)words substitutedHousing (Scotland) Act 2025 s. 60(8)(f)
Sch. 1 para. 18(2)words substitutedHousing (Scotland) Act 2025 s. 60(8)(g)
Sch. 1 para. 19(3)words substitutedHousing (Scotland) Act 2025 s. 60(8)(h)
Sch. 1 para. 20(1)words substitutedHousing (Scotland) Act 2025 s. 60(8)(i)(i)
Sch. 1 para. 20(2)words substitutedHousing (Scotland) Act 2025 s. 60(8)(i)(ii)
Sch. 1 para. 20(3)words substitutedHousing (Scotland) Act 2025 s. 60(8)(i)(iii)(A)
Sch. 1 para. 20(3)(b)words substitutedHousing (Scotland) Act 2025 s. 60(8)(i)(iii)(B)
Sch. 1 para. 21(b)words substitutedHousing (Scotland) Act 2025 s. 60(8)(j)
Sch. 1 para. 22(1)(a)words substitutedHousing (Scotland) Act 2025 s. 60(8)(k)

An Act to make new provision in place of sections 1 to 6 of the Mobile Homes Act 1975.

[13th May 1983]

C1Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—C2

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Modifications

C1

Act: transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

C2

Act excluded by 2004 c. 34, s. 231B(4) (as inserted (1.7.2013) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1036), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 176 (with Sch. 3))

Contents

  1. 1Particulars of agreements
  2. 2Terms of agreements.
  3. 2APower to amend implied terms
  4. 2CSite rules
  5. 2DSection 2C: supplementary provision
  6. 3Successors in title
  7. 4Jurisdiction of a tribunal or the court ...
  8. 5Interpretation.
  9. 6Short title, repeals, commencement and extent.
  10. Schedule 1: Agreements Under Act
  11. Part I: Terms Implied by Act
  12. Chapter 1: Application and interpretation
  13. 1Paragraph 1
  14. Chapter 2: Agreements relating to pitches ... except pitches ... on local authority gypsy and traveller sites and county council gypsy and traveller sites
  15. Duration of agreement
  16. 1Paragraph 1
  17. 2Paragraph 2
  18. Termination by occupier
  19. 3Paragraph 3
  20. Termination by owner
  21. 4Paragraph 4
  22. 5Paragraph 5
  23. 5AParagraph 5A
  24. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  25. 7Paragraph 7
  26. Sale of mobile home
  27. 7AParagraph 7A
  28. 7BParagraph 7B
  29. 7CParagraph 7C
  30. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  31. Gift of mobile home
  32. 8AParagraph 8A
  33. 8BParagraph 8B
  34. 8CParagraph 8C
  35. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  36. 10Paragraph 10
  37. 11Paragraph 11
  38. Owner’s right of entry to the pitch
  39. 12Paragraph 12
  40. 13Paragraph 13
  41. 14Paragraph 14
  42. 15Paragraph 15
  43. The pitch fee
  44. 16Paragraph 16
  45. 17Paragraph 17
  46. 18Paragraph 18
  47. 19Paragraph 19
  48. 20Paragraph 20
  49. Occupier’s obligations
  50. 21Paragraph 21
  51. Owner’s obligations
  52. 22Paragraph 22
  53. 23Paragraph 23
  54. 24Paragraph 24
  55. 25Paragraph 25
  56. 25AParagraph 25A
  57. Owner’s name and address
  58. 26Paragraph 26
  59. 27Paragraph 27
  60. Qualifying residents' association
  61. 28Paragraph 28
  62. Interpretation Owner’s name and address
  63. 29Paragraph 29
  64. Chapter 3: Agreements relating to transit pitches ... on a local authority gypsy and traveller site or a county council gypsy and traveller site
  65. 1Duration of agreement
  66. 2Duration of agreement
  67. 3Early termination by occupier
  68. 4Early termination by owner
  69. 5Recovery of overpayments by occupier
  70. 6Quiet enjoyment of the mobile home
  71. 7Owner’s right of entry to the pitch
  72. 8Owner’s right of entry to the pitch
  73. 9Owner’s right of entry to the pitch
  74. 10Owner’s right of entry to the pitch
  75. 11Owner’s name and address
  76. 12Owner’s name and address
  77. 13Interpretation
  78. Chapter 4: Agreements relating to permanent pitches ... on a local authority gypsy and traveller site or a county council gypsy and traveller site
  79. 1Duration of agreement
  80. 2Duration of agreement
  81. 3Termination by occupier
  82. 4Termination by owner
  83. 5Termination by owner
  84. 6Termination by owner
  85. 6AAssignment of agreement in Wales Repealed
  86. 6BApplication in relation to assignment in Wales Repealed
  87. 7Recovery of overpayments by occupier
  88. 8Re-siting of mobile home
  89. 9Quiet enjoyment of the mobile home
  90. 10Owner’s right of entry to the pitch
  91. 11Owner’s right of entry to the pitch
  92. 12Owner’s right of entry to the pitch
  93. 13Owner’s right of entry to the pitch
  94. 14The pitch fee
  95. 15The pitch fee
  96. 16The pitch fee
  97. 17The pitch fee
  98. 18The pitch fee
  99. 19Occupier’s obligations
  100. 20Owner’s obligations
  101. 21Owner’s obligations
  102. 22Owner’s obligations
  103. 23Owner’s obligations
  104. 24Owner’s name and address
  105. 25Owner’s name and address
  106. 26Qualifying residents’ association
  107. 27Interpretation
  108. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  109. 2Paragraph 2
  110. 3Paragraph 3
  111. 4Paragraph 4
  112. 5Paragraph 5
  113. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  114. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  115. Part 3: Supplementary Provisions
  116. Sale pursuant to paragraph 7A or 7B of Chapter 2 of Part 1: provision of information
  117. A1Paragraph A1
  118. Duty to forward requests under paragraph 8 or 9 of Chapter 2 of Part 1
  119. 1Paragraph 1
  120. Action for breach of duty under paragraph 1
  121. 2Paragraph 2
  122. Schedule 2
  123. Repeals