A person could be a gypsy for the purpose of section 16 of the 1968 Act if he led a nomadic way of life only seasonally.
Judges:
Lord Bridge of Harwich
Citations:
[1989] 1 AC 995
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Wrexham County Borough v The National Assembly of Wales, Michael Berry, Florence Berry CA 19-Jun-2003
A traditional gypsy family had settled because of ill health, and sought to establish a caravan site. The authority claimed they were no longer to be treated as Gypsy and having the entitlement under the Act.
Held: The Act defined ‘Gypsies’ as . .
Cited – Regina v South Hams District Council, ex parte Gibb and Another, Regina v Gloucester Cc, ex parte Davies CA 8-Jun-1994
The meaning of ‘Gypsy’ under the Act requires some element of travelling, and should include that this was associated with the means of earning a living. In applying the statutory definition of gypsies the actual words used are to be used, taking . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Housing
Updated: 11 June 2022; Ref: scu.184234
