Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998

Amendment of section 1 of Act of 1997.

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34.Section 1 of the Act of 1997 is hereby amended in subsection (1) by—

(a) the insertion in paragraph (b) of the definition of “antisocial behaviour” after “house is situate” of “or a site”,

(b) the insertion of the following definition after the definition of “antisocial behaviour”:

caravan’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 13 of the Housing Act, 1988 (as amended by the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act, 1998);”,

(c) the insertion in paragraph (b) of the definition of “estate management” after “1997” of “or a site”,

(d) the insertion in the definition of “respondent” of “or where appropriate under section 3A” after “section 3”, and

(e) the insertion of the following definitions after the definition of “respondent”:

“‘site’ means—

(a) a site to which section 13 of the Housing Act, 1988, (as amended by the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act, 1998) applies, and

(b) a site provided or managed under section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992;”, and

site excluding order’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 3A;”.