Part 10

General provisions
Chapter 3

Supplementary and general provisions

Interpretation

Meaning of “caravan”
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1
In this Act “caravan” means—
a
a structure designed or adapted for human habitation which is capable of being moved by being towed or being transported on a motor vehicle or trailer, or
b
a motor vehicle designed or adapted for human habitation,
but does not include railway rolling stock which is on rails forming part of a railway system or any tent.
2
A structure composed of two sections—
a
separately constructed, and
b
designed to be assembled on a site by means of bolts, clamps or other devices,
is not prevented from being a caravan just because it cannot, when assembled, be lawfully moved on a highway (or, in Scotland or Northern Ireland, road) by being towed or being transported on a motor vehicle or trailer.