Mobile Homes (Wales) Act 2013

62 Other interpretation E+W

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

• [F1 “fire and rescue authority” (“”), in relation to any land, means the fire and rescue authority under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 for the area in which the land is situated.]

• “Gypsies and Travellers” (“Sipsiwn a Theithwyr”) means [F2 —

• (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 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;]

• “ local authority ” (“ awdurdod lleol ”) means the council of a Welsh county or county borough;

• “ local authority Gypsy and Traveller site ” (“ safle Sipsiwn a Theithwyr awrdurdod lleol ”) has the meaning given by section 2(5);

• “ owner ” (“ perchennog ”) is to be construed in accordance with section 3 (but see also sections 39(2), 42 and 55(2)) and related expressions are to be construed accordingly;

• “ pitch fee ” (“ ffi am y llain ”) means the amount which the occupier of a mobile home is required by an agreement to pay for the right to station the mobile home on the pitch and for use of the common areas of the protected site and their maintenance, but does not include amounts due in respect of gas, electricity, water and sewerage or other services, unless the agreement expressly provides that the pitch fee includes such amounts;

• “ planning permission ” (“ caniatâd cynllunio ”) means permission under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990;

• “ protected site ” (“ safle gwarchodedig ”) has the meaning given by section 2(2);

• “ regulated site ” (“ safle rheoleiddiedig ”) has the meaning given by section 2(1);

• “ site licence ” (“ trwydded safle ”) has the meaning given by section 5(1).

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 62 inserted (1.12.2014) by Housing (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 7) , s. 145(3) , Sch. 3 para. 30(4) ; S.I. 2014/3127 , art. 2(a) , Sch. Pt. 1

F2 Words in s. 62 substituted (25.2.2015) by Housing (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 7) , s. 145(3) , Sch. 3 para. 26(2) ; S.I. 2015/380 , art. 2(h)