Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I Caravan Sites

   1. Licensing of caravan sites

      1. 1. Prohibition of use of land as caravan site without site licence.

      2. 2. Exemptions from licensing requirements.

      3. 3. Issue of site licences by local authorities.

      4. 4. Duration of site licences.

      5. 5. Power of local authority to attach conditions to site licences.

      6. 6. Failure by local authority to issue site licence.

      7. 7. Appeal to magistrates’ court against conditions attached to site licence.

      8. 8. Power of local authority to alter conditions attached to site licences.

      9. 9. Provisions as to breaches of condition.

      10. 10. Transfer of site licences, and transmission on death, etc.

      11. 11. Duty of licence holder to surrender licence for alteration.

      12. 12. Responsibility of occupier of land subject to a licence or special tenancy.

   2. Special provisions as to existing sites

      1. 13. Existing sites.

      2. 14. Exemption for existing sites from requirements of section one of this Act.

      3. 15. Further exemption from section one.

      4. 16. Restriction on increase in number of caravans on existing sites.

      5. 17. Existing caravan sites not covered by permission granted on an application: modification of planning control.

      6. 18. Existing caravan sites with short term planning permission granted before commencement of this Act.

      7. 19. Conditions requiring reduction in number of caravans on existing sites.

      8. 20. Conditions to secure termination of use of existing site.

      9. 21, 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

   3. Caravans on commons

      1. 23. Power of rural district councils to prohibit caravans on commons.

   4. Provision of caravan sites by local authorities

      1. 24. Power of local authorities to provide sites for caravans.

   5. Miscellaneous and supplemental

      1. 25. Registers of site licences.

      2. 26. Power of entry of officers of local authorities.

      3. 27. Power of Minister to repeal or amend local enactments.

      4. 28. Crown land.

      5. 29. Interpretation of Part I.

      6. 30. Part repeal of s. 269, Public Health Act, 1936.

      7. 31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      8. 32. Application of Part I to Scotland.

3. Part II

   1. 33—47. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. Part III General

   1. 48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

   2. 49. Financial provisions.

   3. 50. Short title, interpretation, extent and commencement.

5. SCHEDULES

   1. FIRST SCHEDULE

      Cases where a Caravan Site Licence is not required

      1. Use within curtilage of a dwellinghouse

         1. 1. A site licence shall not be required for the use...

      2. Use by a person travelling with a caravan for one or two nights

         1. 2. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 13 of this Schedule,...

      3. Use of holdings of five acres or more in certain circumstances

         1. 3. (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph 13 of this...

      4. Sites occupied and supervised by exempted organisations

         1. 4. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 13 of this Schedule,...

      5. Sites approved by exempted organisations

         1. 5. (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph 13 of this...

      6. Meetings organised by exempted organisations

         1. 6. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 13 of this Schedule,...

      7. Agricultural and forestry workers

         1. 7. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 13 of this Schedule,...

         2. 8. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 13 of this Schedule,...

      8. Building and engineering sites

         1. 9. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 13 of this Schedule,...

      9. Travelling showmen

         1. 10. (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph 13 of this...

      10. Sites occupied by licensing authority

          1. 11. A site licence shall not be required for the use...

      11. Gipsy sites occupied by county councils or regional councils

          1. 11A. A site licence shall not be required for the use...

      12. Certification of exempted organisations

          1. 12. (1) For the purposes of paragraphs 4, 5 and 6...

      13. Power to withdraw certain exemptions

          1. 13. (1) The Minister may on the application of a local...

   2. SECOND SCHEDULE

      Further Provisions as to Orders Relating to Commons

      1. Duty to consult conservators

         1. 1. Before making an order under section twenty-three of this Act...

      2. Procedure for making orders imposing prohibitions

         1. 2. Before making any order under the said section twenty-three, other...

         2. 3. (1) Not later than the date on which the said...

         3. 4. (1) If before the expiration of a period of twenty-eight...

      3. Notice to lord of manor of other orders

         1. 5. Where the sole effect of an order under section twenty-three...

      4. Crown land

         1. 6. (1) Where it is proposed to make an order of...

   3. THIRD SCHEDULE

   4. FOURTH SCHEDULE