PART 1 E+W SAFETY OF BUILDINGS CONTAINING TWO OR MORE RESIDENTIAL UNITS

Prospective

CHAPTER 3 E+W REGISTRATION OF CATEGORY 1 BUILDINGS AND CATEGORY 2 BUILDINGS

Requirement to register and registration procedure E+W

19 Requirement to register category 1 buildings and category 2 buildings E+W

(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.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 19 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 138(2)