83 Offence relating to residing on land without consent in or with a vehicle

Part 4 Unauthorised Encampments

83  Offence relating to residing on land without consent in or with a vehicle

(1)     At the beginning of Part 5 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, before the italic heading before section 61, insert—

“Residing on land without consent in or with a vehicle
60C Offence relating to residing on land without consent in or with a vehicle

(1)     Subsection (2) applies where—

(a)     a person aged 18 or over (“P”) is residing, or intending to reside, on land without the consent of the occupier of the land,

(b)     P has, or intends to have, at least one vehicle with them on the land,

(c)     one or more of the conditions mentioned in subsection (4) is satisfied, and

(d)     the occupier, a representative of the occupier or a constable requests P to do either or both of the following—

(i)     leave the land;

(ii)     remove from the land property that is in P's possession or under P's control.

(2)     P commits an offence if—

(a)     P fails to comply with the request as soon as reasonably practicable, or

(b)     P—

(i)     enters (or having left, re-enters) the land within the

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