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Mobile Homes (Wales) Act 2013

2013 anaw 6 · Enacted 4 November 2013 · Extends to England and Wales

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An Act of the National Assembly for Wales to reform and restate the law relating to mobile home sites in Wales.

[4 November 2013]

Having been passed by the National Assembly for Wales and having received the assent of Her Majesty, it is enacted as follows:-C1

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Act power to amend conferred (25.2.2015) by Housing (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 7), ss. 109(2), 145(3); S.I. 2015/380, art. 2(g)

Contents

  1. Part 1: INTRODUCTION
  2. 1Overview of Act
  3. 2Mobile home sites subject to Act
  4. 3Owners of sites
  5. Part 2: LICENSING OF MOBILE HOME SITES ETC.
  6. Introduction
  7. 4Overview of Part
  8. Site licences
  9. 5Prohibition on use of land as regulated site without site licence
  10. 6Application for site licence
  11. 7Issue of site licence
  12. 8Duration of site licence
  13. Conditions of site licences
  14. 9Power to attach conditions to site licence
  15. 10Model standards
  16. 11Fire precautions
  17. 12Appeal against conditions of site licence
  18. 13Power of local authority to vary conditions of site licence
  19. 14Appeal against variation of conditions of site licence
  20. Breach of condition
  21. 15Breach of condition
  22. 16Fixed penalty notice
  23. 17Compliance notices
  24. 18Compliance notice: offence and multiple convictions
  25. 19Compliance notice: power to demand expenses
  26. 20Power to take action following conviction of owner
  27. 21Power to take emergency action
  28. 22Action under section 20 or 21: power to demand expenses
  29. 23Appeals under section 17, 21 or 22
  30. 24When compliance notice or expenses demand becomes operative
  31. 25Recovery of expenses demanded under section 19 or 22
  32. Revocation and surrender of site licences
  33. 26Revocation on death, change of ownership or cessation of use
  34. 27Duty of licence holder to allow site licence to be altered
  35. Site managers to be fit and proper persons
  36. 28Requirement for manager of site to be fit and proper person
  37. 29Decision whether person is fit and proper
  38. Interim managers
  39. 30Appointment of interim manager
  40. 31Terms of appointment and powers of interim manager
  41. Other enforcement provisions
  42. 32Power of entry of officers of local authorities
  43. 33Repayment orders
  44. Miscellaneous and supplementary
  45. 34False or misleading statements or information
  46. 35Guidance by Welsh Ministers
  47. 36Powers to charge fees: supplementary
  48. 37Registers of site licences
  49. 38Crown land
  50. 39Interpretation
  51. Part 3: PROTECTION FROM EVICTION
  52. 40Application of Part
  53. 41Minimum length of notice
  54. 42Protection of occupiers against eviction and harassment, false information etc.
  55. 43Offences under section 42: supplementary
  56. 44Provision for suspension of eviction orders
  57. 45Supplementary
  58. 46Offences
  59. 47Interpretation
  60. Part 4: MOBILE HOME AGREEMENTS
  61. 48Agreements to which Part applies
  62. 49Particulars of agreements
  63. 50Terms of agreements
  64. 51Power to amend implied terms
  65. 52Site rules
  66. 53Successors in title
  67. 54Jurisdiction of a tribunal or the court
  68. 55Interpretation
  69. Part 5: POWERS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES
  70. 56Power to provide sites for mobile homes
  71. 57Power to prohibit mobile homes on commons
  72. Part 6: SUPPLEMENTARY AND GENERAL
  73. 58Consequential amendments and transitionals etc.
  74. 59Liability of officers of bodies corporate
  75. 60Meaning of “mobile home”
  76. 61Meaning of “qualifying residents' association”
  77. 62Other interpretation
  78. 63Orders and regulations etc.
  79. 64Commencement
  80. 65Short title
  81. Schedule 1: SITES WHICH ARE NOT REGULATED SITES
  82. Use within curtilage of dwelling house
  83. 1Paragraph 1
  84. Use by a person travelling with a mobile home for 1 or 2 nights
  85. 2Paragraph 2
  86. Use of holdings of 20,000 m² or more in certain circumstances
  87. 3Paragraph 3
  88. Sites owned and supervised by exempted organisations
  89. 4Paragraph 4
  90. Sites approved by exempted organisations
  91. 5Paragraph 5
  92. Meetings organised by exempted organisations
  93. 6Paragraph 6
  94. Agricultural and forestry workers
  95. 7Paragraph 7
  96. 8Paragraph 8
  97. Building and engineering sites
  98. 9Paragraph 9
  99. Travelling showmen
  100. 10Paragraph 10
  101. Sites owned by local authority
  102. 11Paragraph 11
  103. Temporary exemption after death of, or other change in, owner
  104. 12Paragraph 12
  105. Certification of exempted organisations
  106. 13Paragraph 13
  107. Power to withdraw exceptions
  108. 14Paragraph 14
  109. Schedule 2: TERMS OF MOBILE HOME AGREEMENTS
  110. Part 1: TERMS IMPLIED BY ACT
  111. Chapter 1: APPLICATION
  112. 1Paragraph 1
  113. Chapter 2: AGREEMENTS RELATING TO PITCHES EXCEPT THOSE ON LOCAL AUTHORITY GYPSY AND TRAVELLER SITES
  114. Duration of agreement
  115. 2Paragraph 2
  116. 3Paragraph 3
  117. Termination
  118. 4Paragraph 4
  119. 5Paragraph 5
  120. 6Paragraph 6
  121. 7Paragraph 7
  122. Recovery of overpayments by occupier
  123. 8Paragraph 8
  124. Sale of mobile home
  125. 9Paragraph 9
  126. 10Paragraph 10
  127. 11Paragraph 11
  128. Gift of mobile home
  129. 12Paragraph 12
  130. 13Paragraph 13
  131. Re-siting of mobile home
  132. 14Paragraph 14
  133. Quiet enjoyment of the mobile home
  134. 15Paragraph 15
  135. Owner's right of entry to the pitch
  136. 16Paragraph 16
  137. The pitch fee
  138. 17Paragraph 17
  139. 18Paragraph 18
  140. 19Paragraph 19
  141. 20Paragraph 20
  142. Occupier's obligations and owner's corresponding obligations
  143. 21Paragraph 21
  144. Owner's other obligations
  145. 22Paragraph 22
  146. 23Paragraph 23
  147. Owner's name and address
  148. 24Paragraph 24
  149. 25Paragraph 25
  150. Chapter 3: AGREEMENTS RELATING TO TRANSIT PITCHES ON LOCAL AUTHORITY GYPSY AND TRAVELLER SITES
  151. Duration of agreement
  152. 26Paragraph 26
  153. 27Paragraph 27
  154. Termination
  155. 28Paragraph 28
  156. 29Paragraph 29
  157. Recovery of overpayments by occupier
  158. 30Paragraph 30
  159. Quiet enjoyment of the mobile home
  160. 31Paragraph 31
  161. Owner's right of entry to the pitch
  162. 32Paragraph 32
  163. Owner's name and address
  164. 33Paragraph 33
  165. 34Paragraph 34
  166. Chapter 4: AGREEMENTS RELATING TO PERMANENT PITCHES ON LOCAL AUTHORITY GYPSY AND TRAVELLER SITES
  167. Duration of agreement
  168. 35Paragraph 35
  169. 36Paragraph 36
  170. Termination
  171. 37Paragraph 37
  172. 38Paragraph 38
  173. 39Paragraph 39
  174. 40Paragraph 40
  175. Assignment of agreement
  176. 41Paragraph 41
  177. 42Paragraph 42
  178. Recovery of overpayments by occupier
  179. 43Paragraph 43
  180. Re-siting of mobile home
  181. 44Paragraph 44
  182. Quiet enjoyment of the mobile home
  183. 45Paragraph 45
  184. Owner's right of entry to the pitch
  185. 46Paragraph 46
  186. The pitch fee
  187. 47Paragraph 47
  188. 48Paragraph 48
  189. 49Paragraph 49
  190. 50Paragraph 50
  191. Occupier's obligations and owner's corresponding obligations
  192. 51Paragraph 51
  193. Owner's other obligations
  194. 52Paragraph 52
  195. Owner's name and address
  196. 53Paragraph 53
  197. 54Paragraph 54
  198. Part 2: MATTERS CONCERNING WHICH TERMS MAY BE IMPLIED BY THE APPROPRIATE JUDICIAL BODY
  199. 55Paragraph 55
  200. 56Paragraph 56
  201. 57Paragraph 57
  202. 58Paragraph 58
  203. Schedule 3: FURTHER PROVISIONS ABOUT ORDERS RELATING TO COMMONS
  204. Duty to consult conservators
  205. 1Paragraph 1
  206. Procedure for making orders imposing prohibitions
  207. 2Paragraph 2
  208. 3Paragraph 3
  209. 4Paragraph 4
  210. Notice to lord of manor of other orders
  211. 5Paragraph 5
  212. Crown land
  213. 6Paragraph 6
  214. Schedule 4: CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
  215. Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 (c. 62)
  216. 1Paragraph 1
  217. Caravan Sites Act 1968 (c. 52)
  218. 2Paragraph 2
  219. Rating (Caravan Sites) Act 1976 (c. 15)
  220. 3Paragraph 3
  221. Mobile Homes Act 1983 (c. 34)
  222. 4Paragraph 4
  223. Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41)
  224. 5Paragraph 5
  225. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)
  226. 6Paragraph 6
  227. Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19)
  228. 7Paragraph 7
  229. Environment Act 1995 (c.25)
  230. 8Paragraph 8
  231. Housing Act 2004 (c. 34)
  232. 9Paragraph 9
  233. Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 (c. 13)
  234. 10Paragraph 10
  235. Equality Act 2010 (c. 15)
  236. 11Paragraph 11
  237. Schedule 5: TRANSITIONAL AND TRANSITORY PROVISIONS AND SAVINGS
  238. Pending applications for site licences
  239. 1Paragraph 1
  240. Temporary continuation of existing site licences
  241. 2Paragraph 2
  242. Time for determining site licence
  243. 3Paragraph 3
  244. Continuation of existing model standards
  245. 4Paragraph 4
  246. Pre-commencement revocations
  247. 5Paragraph 5
  248. Pre-commencement offences to count for certain purposes
  249. 6Paragraph 6
  250. Prosecution of pre-commencement offences
  251. 7Paragraph 7
  252. Old transitionals and savings
  253. 8Paragraph 8
  254. Temporary reduction of maximum penalty for either way offence tried summarily
  255. 9Paragraph 9