Housing (Scotland) Act 2006

156 Penalties etc. S

(1) A person guilty of an offence under section 154 is liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding—

(a) in the case of an offence under subsection (1) or (4)(a) of that section, [F1 £50,000],

(b) in the case of an offence under subsection (2), (4)(b) or (5) of that section, £10,000,

(c) in the case of an offence under subsection (3) or (6) of that section, level 3 on the standard scale.

(2) Within 6 days of the court convicting a person of an offence under section 154, the clerk of court must provide to the local authority which granted the HMO licence—

(a) an extract of the conviction and sentence (if any), and

(b) a note of any order made under section 157(2).

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in s. 156(1)(a) substituted (31.8.2011) by Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 14), ss. 14, 41(3); S.S.I. 2011/270, art. 2, Sch.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 156 in force at 31.8.2011 by S.S.I. 2010/159, art. 3