PART 8Offences and penalties

CHAPTER 1Offences

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1

A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes a requirement in—

a

F2paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 1,

b

F3paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 2,

c

paragraphs 7(1), 8(1) or F49(1) of Schedule 3, or

d

paragraphs 7(1), 8(1), 9(1) F1, 10(1) or 11(3) of Schedule 4,

commits an offence.

2

An operator of a public transport service who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes the requirement in regulation 19(5) commits an offence.

3

A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to take the measures specified in a premises improvement notice issued under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 8 within the time limit specified in the notice commits an offence.

4

A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 8 commits an offence.

5

A person who—

a

contravenes paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 8, or

b

without reasonable excuse, removes, obscures or damages a notice or sign required to be displayed under paragraph 7(2)(a) of that Schedule,

commits an offence.