2019 No. 295

Housing

The Caravan Sites Act 1968 (Amendment of Definition of Caravan) (Scotland) Order 2019

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13(3) of the Caravan Sites Act 19681 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with that section, the Scottish Ministers have consulted with such bodies or persons as appear to them to be concerned.

Citation, commencement and extent1

1

This Order may be cited as the Caravan Sites Act 1968 (Amendment of Definition of Caravan) (Scotland) Order 2019 and comes into force on 15 November 2019.

2

This Order extends to Scotland only.

Amendment of the definition of caravan for the purposes of Part 1 of the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 19602

1

Section 13 (twin-unit caravans) of the Caravan Sites Act 1968 is amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

2

In subsection (2)—

a

in paragraph (a)—

i

for “60” substitute “65.616”,

ii

for “18.288” substitute “20”,

b

in paragraph (b)—

i

for “20” substitute “22.309”,

ii

for “6.096” substitute “6.8”, and

c

in paragraph (c)—

i

for “10” substitute “10.006”,

ii

for “3.048” substitute “3.05”.

KEVIN STEWARTAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the definition of caravan in section 13(2) of the Caravan Sites Act 1968 (“the 1968 Act”).

Section 13 (twin-unit caravans) of the 1968 Act excepts from the meaning of “caravan” in Part 1 of the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 twin-unit structures designed or adapted for human habitation which are composed of not more than two sections separately constructed and designed to be assembled on site by bolts, clamps or other devices, which when assembled are physically capable of being moved by road from one place to another and whose dimensions exceed specified dimensions.

This Order substitutes larger dimensions into section 13(2) of the 1968 Act.

A Business Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Copies may be obtained from the Scottish Government and online at http://www.gov.scot/ISBN/9781839601460 .