12Protection against eviction and harassment, false information etc.E+W
(1)Section 3 of the Caravan Sites Act 1968 (the heading to which becomes “ Protection of occupiers against eviction and harassment, false information etc. ”) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1)(c), before “persistently withdraws or withholds” insert “ withdraws or withholds or, if the site concerned is in Wales, ”.
(3)In subsection (1A)(b), before “persistently withdraws or withholds” insert “ withdraws or withholds or, if the site concerned is in Wales, ”.
(4)After subsection (1A) insert—
“(1AA)The owner of a protected site in England or the owner's agent is guilty of an offence under this section if, during the subsistence of a residential contract, the owner or (as the case may be) agent—
(a)knowingly or recklessly provides information or makes a representation which is false or misleading in a material respect to any person, and
(b)knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, that doing so is likely to cause—
(i)the occupier to do any of the things mentioned in subsection (1)(c)(i) or (ii), or
(ii)a person who is considering whether to purchase or occupy the caravan to which the residential contract relates to decide not to do so.”
(5)In subsection (1B), for “subsection (1A)” substitute “ subsections (1A) and (1AA) ”.