Part 6Other provisions about housing

Chapter 5Miscellaneous

Disabled facilities grant

224Disabled facilities grant: caravans

1

The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (c. 53) is amended as follows.

2

In section 1(1)(c)(i) (grants in relation to qualifying park homes) for “qualifying park homes” substitute “ caravans ”.

3

In section 19(1) (applications for grants) for paragraph (c) substitute—

c

that the applicant is an occupier (alone or jointly with others) of a qualifying houseboat or a caravan and, in the case of a caravan, that at the time the application was made the caravan was stationed on land within the authority’s area.

4

In section 22A (certificates required in case of occupier’s application)—

a

for “qualifying park home” in subsection (2)(b) and (3)(a) and (b) substitute “ caravan ”, and

b

for “pitch” in subsection (3)(a) substitute “ land ”.

5

In the following provisions for “qualifying park home” substitute “ caravan ”

a

section 23(1)(a)(i), (b)(i), (i) and (k) (purposes of grant);

b

section 24(3)(b)(i) (approval of application);

c

section 29(3) (restriction on grants for works already begun);

d

section 41(1)(b) (change of circumstances).

6

In section 57(2)(a) (power of authority to carry out works)—

a

for “qualifying park home”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “ caravan ”, and

b

for “pitch” in sub-paragraph (i) substitute “ land ”.

7

In section 58 (minor definitions for the purposes of Chapter 1 of Part 1)—

a

before the definition of “common parts” insert—

“caravan”—

a

means a caravan within the meaning of Part 1 of the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 (disregarding the amendment made by section 13(2) of the Caravan Sites Act 1968); and

b

includes any yard, garden, outhouses and appurtenances belonging to it or usually enjoyed with it;

b

for “qualifying park home” in the definition of “premises” substitute “ caravan ”, and

c

omit the definition of “qualifying park home”.

8

In section 59 (index of defined expressions)—

a

before the entry relating to “certified date” insert—

caravan

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b

omit the entry relating to “qualifying park home”.

9

The amendments made by this section do not apply in relation to any application for a disabled facilities grant under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (c. 53) that is made before the day on which this section comes into force.