PART 1SAFETY OF BUILDINGS CONTAINING TWO OR MORE RESIDENTIAL UNITS
CHAPTER 3REGISTRATION OF CATEGORY 1 BUILDINGS AND CATEGORY 2 BUILDINGS
Requirement to register and registration procedure
19Requirement to register category 1 buildings and category 2 buildings
(1)
The principal accountable person for a category 1 building or a category 2 building commits an offence if the building is occupied but not registered.
(2)
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.
(3)
A person who has been convicted of an offence under subsection (1) commits a further offence if the building continues to be occupied but not registered after the conviction.
(4)
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale for each day on which the building continues to be occupied but not registered.
(5)
It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that the person had a reasonable excuse for the building being occupied but not registered.