39Unlawful occupation etc.S
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(1)A person commits an offence if the person, knowing that a requirement under section 37(1) has effect in relation to any land or premises—
(a)occupies it or them, or
(b)permits such occupation.
(2)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.
(3)It is not an offence under subsection (1)—
(a)for a person to continue to occupy any land or premises which that person occupied on the day on which the requirement under section 37(1) is made, or
(b)to permit such a person to continue occupation.