Mobile Homes (Pitch Fees) Act 2023

1 Pitch fee changes in England: link to the consumer prices index

(1) Part 1 of Schedule 1 (implied terms in pitch agreements) to the Mobile Homes Act 1983 is amended as follows.

(2) In Chapter 2—

(a) in paragraphs 20(A1) and 25A(1)(b), for “retail prices index” substitute “consumer prices index”;

(b) in paragraph 29—

(i) before the definition of “pitch fee” insert—

• ““consumer prices index” means the general index for consumer prices published by the Statistics Board or, if that index is not published for a relevant month, any substituted index or index figures published by the Board;”;

(ii) omit the definition of “retail prices index”.

(3) In Chapter 4—

(a) in paragraph 18(1), for “retail prices index” substitute “consumer prices index”;

(b) in paragraph 27—

(i) before the definition of “pitch fee” insert—

• ““consumer prices index” means the general index for consumer prices published by the Statistics Board or, if that index is not published for a relevant month, any substituted index or index figures published by the Board;”;

(ii) omit the definition of “retail prices index”.