Explanatory note

Part 4 of the Mobile Homes (Wales) Act 2013 (“the 2013 Act”) applies to all agreements under which persons are entitled to station a mobile home on a protected site and occupy it as their only or main residence. Part 4 of the 2013 Act provides that before such an agreement is entered into, the site owner must give a written statement to the proposed occupier of the mobile home. This statement must include the matters specified in section 49(1)(a) to (d) of Part 4 of the 2013 Act and must comply with such other requirements as may be prescribed by the Welsh Ministers by regulations.

These Regulations specify that the written statement must contain certain information, in addition to that required by section 49(1)(a) to (d) of Part 4 of the 2013 Act, and must be in the form set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Part 1 of the Schedule contains information about the occupier’s rights under the agreement.

Part 2 of the Schedule sets out the main provisions of the agreement. These are the name and address of the parties, particulars of the land, the pitch fee and its review, and additional charges.

Part 3 of the Schedule contains any other express terms of the agreement.

These Regulations revoke the Mobile Homes (Written Statement) (Wales) Regulations 2012.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a Regulatory Impact Assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.