Definition of gypsy
Language: English Series: Times ; Times 15 November 193, 26(1)Subject(s): Summary: In "R v South Hams DC ex parte Gibb", "R v Gloucestershire CC ex parte Davies" and "R v Warwickshire CC ex parte Walker", QBD 3 November 1993, it was held that the definition of`gypsy` for the purpose of the Caravan Sites Act 1968, by which and for whom local authorities had a duty to provide sites, was capable of embracing persons other than traditional gypsies so long as they could be said to have a nomadic habit of life which imported more than just the habit of wandering or travelling but moving from place to place with a purpose in mind as a necessary and characteristic part of their lives.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Law report | London Journal article | WB2943-72 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 72252-1001 |
In "R v South Hams DC ex parte Gibb", "R v Gloucestershire CC ex parte Davies" and "R v Warwickshire CC ex parte Walker", QBD 3 November 1993, it was held that the definition of`gypsy` for the purpose of the Caravan Sites Act 1968, by which and for whom local authorities had a duty to provide sites, was capable of embracing persons other than traditional gypsies so long as they could be said to have a nomadic habit of life which imported more than just the habit of wandering or travelling but moving from place to place with a purpose in mind as a necessary and characteristic part of their lives.