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CARAVANS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1963 - SECT 21



21.(1) A [district council] shall, with the consent of the Ministry, have
power within their [district] to provide sites where caravans may be brought,
and to manage the sites or lease them to some other person.

(2) Subject to the provisions of this section, a [district council] may make
such provision as appears to them desirable in connection with such sites, and
in particular may

(a)with the consent of the Ministry, acquire land which is in use as a
caravan site, or which has been laid out as a caravan site; or

(b)provide for the use of those occupying caravan sites any services or
facilities for their health or convenience;

(3) The [district council] shall make in respect of the use of sites provided
or managed by them, and of any services or facilities provided or made
available under this section, such reasonable charges as they may determine.

(4) A [district council] may make available the services and facilities
provided under this section for those who do not normally reside in the
[district] of the [district council] as freely as for those who do.

(5) Where a [district council] desire to acquire otherwise than by agreement
any land because it appears to them that a caravan site, or an additional site
is needed in their [district], or that land which is in use as a caravan site
should in the interests of the users of caravans be taken over by the
[district council], they may apply to the Ministry for an order vesting the
land in them and the Ministry shall have power to make such an order and
section 22(1) and (2) of and Schedule 2 to the Local Government Act (Northern
Ireland) 1934 shall apply for the purposes of this sub-section as if

(a)the purposes for which a [district council] may acquire land thereunder
included the purposes of this sub-section; and

[(b)"local authority" meant a district council].

(6) A [district council] have not power under this section to provide
caravans.

Subs.(7) rep. by SRO (NI) 1973/285

Registers of site licences.



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