Part I Building Regulations
Breach of building regulations
F135Offence of contravening building regulations etc
(1)
A person who contravenes a provision of building regulations, or a requirement imposed by virtue of any such provision, commits an offence.
(2)
Building regulations may provide that subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a prescribed provision of the regulations.
(3)
Building regulations may provide that, in relation to a prescribed provision of the regulations, it is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove such matters relating to the contravention as may be prescribed.
(4)
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
(a)
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the maximum summary term for either-way offences or a fine (or both);
(b)
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine (or both);
and (in either case) is liable on summary conviction to a further fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale for each day on which the default continues after the initial conviction.