Definitions of Gypsies and Travellers

The meaning of Gypsies and Travellers for the Purposes of Section 225 of the Housing Act 2004:

“gypsies and travellers” means:

• Persons with a cultural tradition of nomadism or of living in a caravan; and
• All other persons of a nomadic habit of life, whatever their race or origin, including
• Such persons who, on grounds only of their own or their family’s or dependant’s educational or health needs or old age, have ceased to travel temporarily or permanently; and
• Members of an organised group of travelling showpeople or circus people (whether or not travelling together as such)