Explanatory Memorandum

Caravans Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

2011 CHAPTER 12

16 March 2011

Commentary on Sections

Part 1: Agreements for residential occupiers on protected sites

Section 2 – Particulars of agreements

Section 2 places a requirement on the owners of protected sites to provide caravan owners with written statements covering a range of issues within a specific time period. Section 2 also provides the Department for Social Development with a power to make regulations extending the range of requirements for the written statement.

Section 2 provides a mechanism for caravan owners on protected sites to seek redress through the courts where a site owner has failed to provide a written statement in accordance with the requirements of this section.