http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/5/section/101Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026enStatute Law Database2026-06-22Expert Participation2026-04-28 PART 3ENFORCEMENT AND INVESTIGATORY POWERSPowers of enforcing authorities to give noticesNotices: offences 101 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. S. 101 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 138(2)