Rating (Caravan Sites) Act 1976

General E+W+S

6 Interpretation. E+W+S

For purposes of this Act—

(a) “caravan” has the same meaning as it has for purposes of Part I of the M1 Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960;

(b) “caravan site” means any land in respect of which a site licence is required under Part I of [F1 the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 or Part 2 of the Mobile Homes (Wales) Act 2013], or would be so required if paragraph 4 and paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to [F2 the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 or paragraph 4 and paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to the Mobile Homes (Wales) Act 2013] (exemption of certain land occupied and supervised by organisations concerned with recreational activities and of land occupied by local authorities) were omitted;

(c) a caravan pitch is a “pitch for a leisure caravan” if in accordance with any licence or planning permission regulating the use of the caravan site a caravan stationed on the pitch is not allowed to be used for human habitation throughout the year;

(d) “site operator” means the person who is for purposes of Part I of [F3 the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960] the occupier of the caravan site [F4 or is for purposes of the Mobile Homes (Wales) Act 2013 the owner of the caravan site].

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 6(b) substituted (5.11.2013) by Mobile Homes (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 6), s. 64(1), Sch. 4 para. 3(a)(i) (with Sch. 5 para. 7) (this amendment is to be treated as not having effect until 1.10.2014 by virtue of S.I. 2014/11, art. 3(2))

F2 Words in s. 6(b) substituted (5.11.2013) by Mobile Homes (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 6), s. 64(1), Sch. 4 para. 3(a)(ii) (with Sch. 5 para. 7) (this amendment is to be treated as not having effect until 1.10.2014 by virtue of S.I. 2014/11, art. 3(2))

F3 Words in s. 6(d) substituted (5.11.2013) by Mobile Homes (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 6), s. 64(1), Sch. 4 para. 3(b)(i) (with Sch. 5 para. 7) (this amendment is to be treated as not having effect until 1.10.2014 by virtue of S.I. 2014/11, art. 3(2))

F4 Words in s. 6(d) inserted (5.11.2013) by Mobile Homes (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 6), s. 64(1), Sch. 4 para. 3(b)(ii) (with Sch. 5 para. 7) (this amendment is to be treated as not having effect until 1.10.2014 by virtue of S.I. 2014/11, art. 3(2))

Marginal Citations

M1 1960 c. 62.

7 Short title and extent. E+W+S

(1) This Act may be cited as the Rating (Caravan Sites) Act 1976.

(2) This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland