Housing Act 1996

68 Offences in connection with registration schemes

(1) In Part XI of the Housing Act 1985, after section 348F (as inserted by section 67 above) insert—

“348G Offences in connection with registration schemes

(1) A person who contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of a registration scheme commits an offence.

(2) A person who commits an offence under this section consisting of a contravention of so much of control provisions as relates—

(a) to occupation to a greater extent than permitted under those provisions of a house which is not registered, or

(b) to occupation of a house which is registered by more households or persons than the registration permits,

is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

(3) A person who commits an offence under this section consisting of a contravention of so much of special control provisions as requires all reasonably practicable steps to be taken to comply with an occupancy direction is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

(4) A person who commits any other offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.”

(2) In section 395(2) of the [1985 c. 68.] Housing Act 1985 (power of entry to ascertain if offence being committed), for “section 346(6)” substitute “section 348G”.