# Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) Order 1979, Article 21: Penalties

Extent: N.I.

(1) Subject to Article 5A(7), any person who contravenes—
(a) any provision contained in building regulations; or
(b) a contravention notice,
shall be guilty of an offence under this Order.
(1A) Any person who—
(a) gives a notice or certificate or makes an application that—
(i) purports to comply with the requirements of this Order or of any provision contained in building regulations; and
(ii) contains a statement that that person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular; or
(b) recklessly gives a notice or certificate or makes an application that—
(i) purports to comply with those requirements; and
(ii) contains a statement that is false or misleading in a material particular,
is guilty of an offence under this Order.
(2) Any person guilty of an offence—
(a) under Article 11(6) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale;
(b) under any other provision of this Order shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale and to a further fine not exceeding one-tenth of level 5 on the standard scale for each day during which the offence continues after he is convicted.
(3) The court by which a person is originally convicted of an offence referred to in paragraph (2)(b) may fix a reasonable period from the date of conviction for the defendant to comply with any directions given by the court and where the court has fixed such a period, the daily fine referred to in paragraph (2)(b) shall not be recoverable in respect of any day before the period expires.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1979/1709/article/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-northern-ireland-order-1979/article-21
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