Part 4Higher-risk buildings
Duties relating to information and documents
I187Mandatory reporting requirements
1
An accountable person for an occupied higher-risk building must, in prescribed circumstances, give prescribed information to the regulator by the prescribed time and in the specified way.
2
The information that may be prescribed is information that relates to a building safety risk as regards the part of the building for which an accountable person is responsible.
3
In subsection (1) “specified” means specified in a direction given and published by the regulator.
4
A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine.
5
The principal accountable person for an occupied higher-risk building must establish and operate an effective mandatory occurrence reporting system which complies with prescribed requirements.
6
A “mandatory occurrence reporting system” is a system for the giving of information to accountable persons for the building for the purpose of enabling them to comply with subsection (1).
7
Information provided by a person under subsection (1) is not admissible in evidence against that person in criminal proceedings except—
a
in proceedings for an offence under section 24 or this section,
b
in proceedings for an offence of perverting the course of justice, or
c
if in the proceedings—
i
in giving evidence the person makes a statement inconsistent with the information, and
ii
evidence as to the information that was provided is adduced, or a question relating to it is asked, by or on behalf of the person.