PART 2Rogue landlords and property agents in England
CHAPTER 2Banning orders
Consequences of banning order, including consequences of breach
I121Offence of breach of banning order
1
A person who breaches a banning order commits an offence.
2
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 51 weeks or to a fine or to both.
3
If a financial penalty under section 23 has been imposed in respect of the breach, the person may not be convicted of an offence under this section.
4
Where a person is convicted under subsection (1) of breaching a banning order and the breach continues after conviction, the person commits a further offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one-tenth of level 2 on the standard scale for each day or part of a day on which the breach continues.
5
In proceedings for an offence under subsection (4) it is a defence to show that the person had a reasonable excuse for the continued breach.
6
In relation to an offence committed before section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 comes into force, the reference in subsection (2) to 51 weeks is to be read as a reference to 6 months.