PART 3ENFORCEMENT AND INVESTIGATORY POWERS
Powers of enforcing authorities to give notices
101Notices: offences
(1)
A person commits an offence if the person—
(a)
fails to comply with an information notice given to the person;
(b)
fails to comply with a compliance notice given to the person;
(c)
contravenes a prohibition or restriction contained in a prohibition notice;
(d)
fails to comply with section 98(6) (steps to be taken by recipient of prohibition notice).
(2)
In proceedings against a person for an offence under subsection (1) it is a defence for the person to prove that the person had a reasonable excuse for the failure or contravention.
(3)
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable—
(a)
on summary conviction, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding the applicable limit under section 224(1A)(b) of the Sentencing Code, or both;
(b)
on conviction on indictment, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.
(4)
A person who has been convicted of an offence under subsection (1) commits a further offence if the failure or contravention continues after the conviction.
(5)
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale for each day on which the failure or contravention continues.