Prospective

PART 3 E+W REGULATION OF VISITOR ACCOMMODATION

CHAPTER 2 E+W LICENSING

Offences E+W

32 Regulated visitor accommodation at unlicensed premises: offence E+W

(1) It is an offence for a person to provid‍e regulated visitor accommodation, in the course of trade or business, at any premises unless—

(a) the person holds a visitor accommodation licence in respect of the premises that relates to the regulated visitor accommodation;

(b) where the person does not hold a visitor accommodation licence in respect of the premises that relates to the regulated visitor accommodation, the person provides the accommodation with the permission of a person (“P”) that holds such a licence (regardless of whether that permission was given by P or with the authority of P).

(2) A person does not commit an offence under subsection (1) if the person had a reasonable excuse for the act or omission falling within that subsection.

(3) A person that commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine.‍

Commencement Information

I1 S. 32 in force at 4.3.2030, see s. 61(2)(b)