Offences: construction or alteration
52.—(1) Failure by a reservoir manager of a controlled reservoir to comply with the requirements in section 43(2)(a) (commissioning of construction engineer) is an offence.
(2) A reservoir manager of a controlled reservoir who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with any of the following requirements under this Part commits an offence—
(a)the requirements in section 43(1) (notice to the Department of proposed relevant works),
(b)the requirements in section 43(2)(b) (notice to Department of commissioning of construction engineer).
(3) A reservoir manager guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2)—
(a)in relation to a controlled reservoir which is, at the time the offence is committed, a high-consequence reservoir is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale,
(b)in relation to any other controlled reservoir is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.