# Building Act 1984, Section 114: Continuing offences.


Where provision is made by or under this Act for the imposition of a daily penalty in respect of a continuing offence—
(a) the court by which a person is convicted of the original offence may fix a reasonable period from the date of conviction for the defendant to comply with any directions given by the court, and
(b) where the court has fixed such a period, the daily penalty is not recoverable in respect of any day before the period expires.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/section/114 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-act-1984/section-114
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