Building Safety Act 2022

77Occupation: registration requirement

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(1)The principal accountable person for a higher-risk building commits an offence if the building is occupied but not registered.

(2)It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that the person had a reasonable excuse for the building being occupied but not registered.

(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.

(4)In this section “registered” means registered under section 78.