The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments to the Mobile Homes Act 1983) Order 2011

• Citation: S.I. 2011/1004
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement, extent and application

(1) This Order may be cited as the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments to the Mobile Homes Act 1983) Order 2011 and comes into force on 30th April 2011.

(2) This Order extends to England and Wales only.

(3) The amendments made by this Order do not apply in relation to any agreement to which the Mobile Homes Act 1983 (“the 1983 Act ”) applies before the coming into force of section 318 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.

Section 2 Consequential amendments

(1) The 1983 Act is amended as follows.

(2) In section 1 (particulars of agreements) after subsection (8) insert—

(8A) Subsections (3), (4) and (6) do not apply in relation to a person occupying or proposing to occupy a transit pitch in England on a local authority gypsy and traveller site or a county council gypsy and traveller site and in such cases, the reference in subsection (5) to subsections (2) to (4) is to be treated as a reference to subsection (2).

(8B) In subsection (8A) “county council gypsy and traveller site”, “local authority gypsy and traveller site” and “transit pitch” all have the same meanings as in paragraph 1(4) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to this Act.

(3) In section 2 (terms of agreements) after subsection (5) insert—

(6) Subsections (2) to (4) do not apply in relation to a person occupying or proposing to occupy a transit pitch in England on a local authority gypsy and traveller site or a county council gypsy and traveller site.

(7) In subsection (6) “county council gypsy and traveller site”, “local authority gypsy and traveller site” and “transit pitch” all have the same meanings as in paragraph 1(4) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to this Act.