Caravan sites: accommodation
17.—(1) A is not supplied with electricity, gas or fuel to the extent that supply is consumed by A directly for the purposes of accommodation at a caravan site.
(2) “Caravan site” means—
(a)in England and Wales and Scotland, a caravan site within the meaning of section 1(4) of the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960(1) which is in accordance with Part 1 of that Act—
(i)licensed;
(ii)exempt from requiring a licence; or
(iii)provided by a local authority as defined by that Part;
(b)in England and Wales, land licensed under section 269 of the Public Health Act 1936(2) for use as a site for a moveable dwelling within the meaning of that section;
(c)in Northern Ireland, a caravan site within the meaning of section 1(4) of the Caravans Act (Northern Ireland) 1963(3) which is—
(i)licensed in accordance with section 1(1) of that Act;
(ii)exempt from requiring a licence under section 2 of that Act;
(iii)provided by a district council as defined by section 21 of that Act(4); or
(iv)provided by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive pursuant to Article 28A of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(5).
1936 c. 49. Section 269 was amended by sections 30(1) and 48(1) of and Schedule 4 to the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 (c. 62). There are other amendments to section 269 which are not relevant.
Section 21 was amended by S.R. (NI) 1973 No 285.
S.I. 1981/156 (N.I. 3). Article 28A was inserted by S.I. 2003/412 (N.I. 2).