# Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004, Section 79: Failure to comply with notice: offence

Extent: S

(1) Where—
(a) a local authority serves an antisocial behaviour notice on a landlord under section 68(1) or (1A); and
(b) the landlord fails to take the action specified in the notice within the time so specified,
the landlord shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) A landlord guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(3) It shall be a defence for a landlord charged with an offence under subsection (1) to show that there was a reasonable excuse for the failure in question.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2004/8/section/79 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/antisocial-behaviour-etc-scotland-act-2004/section-79
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