Part 4Higher-risk buildings
Enforcement
I1I2101Offence: contravention giving rise to risk of death and serious injury
1
An accountable person for a higher-risk building commits an offence if—
a
without reasonable excuse, the accountable person contravenes a relevant requirement, and
b
the contravention places one or more people in or about the building at critical risk.
2
In subsection (1)—
“critical risk” means a significant risk of death or serious injury arising from a building safety risk;
“relevant requirement” means any requirement on an accountable person under, or under regulations made under, this Part except one that is prescribed for the purposes of this section.
3
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.