Modifications etc. (not altering text)
7(1)It is an offence to contravene any requirement or prohibition imposed by an improvement notice or a prohibition notice.E+W+S
(2)A person who commits an offence under this paragraph is liable—
(a)on summary conviction—
(i)to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months (in England and Wales or Scotland),
(ii)to a fine (in England and Wales) or a fine not exceeding £20,000 (in Scotland), or
(iii)to both;
(b)on conviction on indictment—
(i)to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years,
(ii)to a fine, or
(iii)to both.
(3)In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 154(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (general limit on magistrates' court's powers to imprison), the reference in sub-paragraph (2)(a)(i), as it has effect in England and Wales, to 12 months is to be read as a reference to 6 months.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 8 para. 7 in force at 1.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/251, art. 4