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.