Housing (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw7)

PART 3 E+W GYPSIES AND TRAVELLERS

General E+W

108 Interpretation E+W

In this Part—

• “accommodation needs” (“anghenion llety”) includes, but is not limited to, needs with respect to the provision of sites on which mobile homes may be stationed;

• “Gypsies and Travellers” (“Sipsiwn a Theithwyr”) means—

  (a)

  persons of a nomadic habit of life, whatever their race or origin, including—

  (i)

  persons who, on grounds only of their own or their family's or dependant's educational or health needs or old age, have ceased to travel temporarily or permanently, and

  (ii)

  members of an organised group of travelling show people or circus people (whether or not travelling together as such), and

  (b)

  all other persons with a cultural tradition of nomadism or of living in a mobile home;

• “mobile home” (“cartref symudol”) has the meaning given by section 60 of the Mobile Homes (Wales) Act 2013.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 108 in force at 25.2.2015 by S.I. 2015/380, art. 2(f)

109 Power to amend definition of Gypsies and Travellers E+W

(1) The Welsh Ministers may by order amend the definition of Gypsies and Travellers in section 108 by—

(a) adding a description of persons;

(b) modifying a description of persons;

(c) removing a description of persons.

(2) An order under this section may also make such amendments of the Mobile Homes (Wales) Act 2013 as the Welsh Ministers consider necessary or appropriate in consequence of a change to the definition mentioned in subsection (1).

Commencement Information

I2 S. 109 in force at 25.2.2015 by S.I. 2015/380, art. 2(g)

110 Consequential amendments E+W

Part 2 of Schedule 3 makes consequential amendments relating to this Part.

Commencement Information

I3 S. 110 in force at 25.2.2015 by S.I. 2015/380, art. 2(h)