Enforcement
12Offences
1
A person commits an offence if—
a
the person breaches section 1 or 2,
b
a relevant penalty has been imposed on the person in respect of a different breach of the same section and the final notice imposing the penalty has not been withdrawn, or the person has been convicted of an offence in respect of such a breach, and
c
the breach mentioned in paragraph (a) occurs within the period of five years beginning with the day on which the relevant penalty was imposed or the person was convicted.
2
3
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine.
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5
In this section “relevant penalty” means a financial penalty which is imposed under section 8 where—
a
the period for bringing an appeal against the penalty under paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 has expired without an appeal being brought,
b
an appeal against the financial penalty under that paragraph has been withdrawn or abandoned, or
c
the final notice imposing the penalty has been confirmed or varied on appeal.
6
In section 14 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016, after subsection (4) insert—
5
An offence under section 12 of the Tenant Fees Act 2019 is also a banning order offence for the purposes of this Part.