Travelling showmenE+W+S
10(1)Subject to the provisions of paragraph 13 of this Schedule, a site licence shall not be required for the use of land as a caravan site by a travelling showman who is a member of an organisation of travelling showmen which holds for the time being a certificate granted under this paragraph and who is, at the time, travelling for the purposes of his business or who has taken up winter quarters on the land with his equipment for some period [F1falling between the beginning of October in any year and the end of March][F1beginning on or after 20 September in any year and continuing until not later than 16 April] in the following year.E+W+S
(2)For the purposes of this paragraph the Minister may grant a certificate to any organisation recognised by him as confining its membership to bona fide travelling showmen; and a certificate so granted may be withdrawn by the Minister at any time.
Textual Amendments
F1Words “beginning on or after 20 September in any year and continuing until not later than 16 April” substituted (S.) for words “falling between the beginning of October in any year and the end of March” by Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 43, SIF 81:2), s. 66(1), Sch. 3 para. 3(a)