PART II PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION

Main powers and duties of local housing authorities

8 Periodical review of housing needs.

(1)

Every local housing authority shall consider housing conditions in their district and the needs of the district with respect to the provision of further housing accommodation.

(2)

For that purpose the authority shall review any information which has been brought to their notice, including in particular information brought to their notice as a result of F1the consideration of the housing conditions in their district under F2section 3 of the Housing Act 2004.

F3(3)

In the case of a local housing authority in England, the duty under subsection (1) includes a duty to consider the needs of people residing in or resorting to their district with respect to the provision of—

(a)

sites on which caravans can be stationed, or

(b)

places on inland waterways where houseboats can be moored.

(4)

In subsection (3)—

“caravan” has the meaning given by section 29 of the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960;

“houseboat” means a boat or similar structure designed or adapted for use as a place to live.