Mobile Homes (Wales) Act 2013

1. Introduction

2. Summary and Background

3. Commentary on Sections

   1. Part 1 – Introduction

      1. Section 1- Overview of Act

      2. Section 2 - Mobile home sites subject to Act and Section 3 – Owners of sites

   2. Part 2 - Licensing of Mobile Home Sites etc

      1. Section 5 - Prohibition on use of land as regulated site without site licence

      2. Section 6 - Application for site licence

      3. Section 7 - Issue of site licence

      4. Section 8 - Duration of site licence

      5. Section 9 - Power to attach conditions to site licence

      6. Section 10 - Model standards

      7. Section 11 - Fire precautions

      8. Section 12 - Appeal against conditions of site licence

      9. Section 13 - Power of local authority to vary conditions of site licence

      10. Section 14 - Appeal against variations of conditions of site licence

      11. Section 15 - Breach of condition

      12. Section 16 - Fixed penalty notice

      13. Section 17 - Compliance notices

      14. Section 18 - Compliance notice: offence and multiple convictions

      15. Section 19 - Compliance notice: power to demand expenses

      16. Section 20 - Power to take action following conviction of owner

      17. Section 21 - Power to take emergency action

      18. Section 22 - Action under section 20 or 21: power to demand expenses

      19. Section 23 - Appeals under section 17, 21 or 22

      20. Section 24 - When compliance notice or expenses demand becomes operative

      21. Section 25 - Recovery of expenses demanded under section 19 or 22

      22. Section 26 - Revocation on death, change of ownership or cessation of use

      23. Section 27 - Duty of licence holder to allow site licence to be altered

      24. Section 28 - Requirement for manager of site to be fit and proper person

      25. Section 29 - Decision whether person is fit and proper

      26. Section 30 - Appointment of interim manager

      27. Section 31 – Terms of appointment and powers of interim manager

      28. Section 32 - Power of entry of officers of local authorities

      29. Section 33 - Repayment orders

      30. Section 34 - False or misleading statements or information

      31. Section 35 - Guidance by Welsh Ministers

      32. Section 36 - Powers to charge fees: supplementary

      33. Section 37 - Registers of site licences

      34. Section 38 - Crown land

   3. Part 3 - Protection from eviction

      1. Section 40 – Application of Part

      2. Section 41 – Minimum length of notice

      3. Sections 42 - Protection of occupiers against eviction and harassment, false information etc.

      4. Section 43 – Offences under Section 42 supplementary

      5. Section 44 – Provision for suspension of eviction orders

   4. Part 4 - Mobile Home Agreements

      1. Section 48 – Agreements to which Part applies

      2. Sections 49 – Particulars of agreements

      3. Section 50 – Terms of agreements

      4. Section 51 – Power to amend implied terms

      5. Section 52 - Site rules

      6. Section 53 - Successors in title

   5. Part 5 – Powers of local authorities

      1. Section 56 – Power to provide sites for mobile homes

      2. Section 57 – Power to prohibit mobile homes on commons

   6. Part 6 – Supplementary and General

      1. Section 59 – Liability of officers of bodies corporate

      2. Section 60 – Meaning of ‘mobile home’

      3. Section 61 – Meaning of “qualifying residents’ association”

      4. Section 63 – Orders and Regulations

   7. Schedule 1 - Sites which are not regulated sites

   8. Schedule 2 – terms of mobile homes agreements

      1. Part 1 – Terms Implied By Act

         1. Chapter 2 – Agreements relating to pitches except those on local authority Gypsy and Traveller sites

         2. Chapter 3 – Agreements relating to transit pitches on local authority Gypsy and Traveller sites

         3. Chapter 4 – Agreements relating to permanent pitches on gypsy and traveller sites

      2. Part 2 – Matters concerning which terms may be implied by the appropriate judicial body

   9. Schedule 3 – Further provision about orders relating to commons

   10. Schedule 4 – Consequential amendments

   11. Schedule 5 – Transitional and transitory provisions and savings

4. Record of Proceedings in National Assembly for Wales