Background and Policy Objectives
3.The Act was the result of a private member’s Bill, sponsored by John McCallister MLA, developed with Government support.
4.The purpose of the Act is to introduce statutory protections, similar to those which already exist in Great Britain, for those who occupy a caravan as their main residence on sites which have been approved for that purpose.
5.The Act also creates a level of protection for other, mostly static holiday, caravan owners by introducing a requirement for written agreements to be in place between site owners and caravan owners. No similar provisions exist in Great Britain.