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
section 58
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.