SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3Further provision about notices that specify works
Part 2Failure to carry out works required by rectification notice or hazard notice
Unlawful occupation etc
I18
1
A person commits an offence if the person—
a
knows that a requirement under paragraph 6(1) has effect in relation to any land or premises, and
b
occupies the land or premises.
2
But it is not an offence under sub-paragraph (1) for a person to continue to occupy land or premises which the person occupied on the day on which the requirement under paragraph 6(1) was made.
3
A person commits an offence if the person—
a
knows that a requirement under paragraph 6(1) has effect in relation to any land or premises, and
b
permits another person to occupy the land or premises.
4
But it is not an offence under sub-paragraph (3) for a person to permit another person to continue to occupy land or premises which that other person occupied on the day on which the requirement under paragraph 6(1) was made.
5
A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.