# Building Act 1984, Section 35: Offence of contravening building regulations etc

Extent: E+W

(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/section/35 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-act-1984/section-35
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