PART 8Offences and penalties

CHAPTER 1Offences

Offences relating to businesses and services

42.—(1) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes a requirement in—

(a)paragraphs 7(1) or 8(1) or (2) of Schedule 1,

(b)paragraphs 7(1) or 8(1) or (2) of Schedule 2,

(c)paragraphs 7(1), 8(1) or (2) or 10(1) of Schedule 3, or

(d)paragraphs 7(1), 8(1), 9(1) or 10(1) 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.