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Section 35 Offence of contravening building regulations etcF1 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5

England and Wales

(1)

A person who contravenes a provision of building regulations, or a requirement imposed by virtue of any such provision, commits an offence.

(2)

Building regulations may provide that subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a prescribed provision of the regulations.

(3)

Building regulations may provide that, in relation to a prescribed provision of the regulations, it is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove such matters relating to the contravention as may be prescribed.

(4)

A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the maximum summary term for either-way offences or a fine (or both);

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine (or both);

and (in either case) is liable on summary conviction to a further fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale for each day on which the default continues after the initial conviction.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 35 substituted (6.4.2023 for specified purposes except in relation to W., 5.9.2023 for W. for specified purposes, 1.10.2023 in so far as not already in force except in relation to W., 1.7.2026 for W. in so far as not already in force) by Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30), ss. 39(2), 170(4)(b)(c); S.I. 2023/362, reg. 3(1)(r); S.I. 2023/914, reg. 2(b)(vi); S.I. 2023/993, reg. 2(i) (with reg. 7); S.I. 2025/1368, reg. 2(e)

Modifications

C1: S. 35 excluded (1.4.2010) by The Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/404), regs. 1, 13
C2: S. 35 excluded by S.I. 2010/2214, reg. 47 (as substituted (W.) (8.6.2018) by The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) (Excepted Energy Buildings) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/558), regs. 1(2), 12 (with reg. 29))
C3: S. 35 excluded by S.I. 2010/2214, reg. 47 (as substituted (W.) (1.11.2018) by The Building (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/552), regs. 1(3), 4 (with reg. 6))
C4: S. 35 excluded (W.) (1.1.2025) by The Building (Registered Building Control Approvers etc.) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1268), regs. 1(2), 37
C5: S. 35 excluded (W.) (1.7.2026) by The Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1321), regs. 1(3), 27(13), 28(6), 57

Notes on Part I

Modifications

C1

Pt. 1 (ss. 1-46) restricted by Channel Tunnel Act 1987 (c. 53, SIF 102), ss. 31(1), 45, Sch. 7 Pt. VI para. 2

C2

Pt. 1 (ss. 1-46) modified (1.4.1991) by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 60(2), Sch. 8 para. 18(1)

C3

Pt. 1 (ss. 1-46) modified (17.7.1992) by S.I. 1992/1732, art. 4(1)

C4

Pt. 1 (ss. 1-46) excluded (18. 12. 1996) by 1996 c. 61, s. 38, Sch. 10 para.7P

Pt. I (ss. 1-46) excluded (26.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1149, art. 4(5) (subject to art. 1(3))

C5

Pt. 1 (ss. 1-46) excluded (22.7.2008) by Crossrail Act 2008 (c. 18), Sch. 14 para. 8

C6

Pt. 1 (ss. 1-46) excluded (24.9.2014) by The Thames Water Utilities Limited (Thames Tideway Tunnel) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/2384), art. 1, Sch. 19 Pt. 1 para. 3

C7

Pt. 1 (ss. 1-46) excluded (23.2.2017) by High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 (c. 7), s. 70(1), Sch. 22 para. 1

C8

Pt. 1 excluded (11.2.2021) by High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021 (c. 2), s. 64(1), Sch. 22 para. 1(1)(a) (with Sch. 22 para. 1(2)(3))

C9

Pt. 1 excluded (4.10.2024) by The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/958), art. 1, Sch. 15 para. 4 (with art. 40, Sch. 14)