Article 21 PenaltiesF1

Northern Ireland

(1)

F2Subject 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.

(F31A)

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.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: 1990 NI 14
F2: Words in art. 21(1) substituted (15.5.2012) by Building Regulations (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 4), ss. 5(2), 15(4); S.R. 2012/186, art. 2(b)
F3: Art. 21(1A) inserted (31.8.2009) by Building Regulations (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 4), ss. 10, 15(4); S.R. 2009/272, art. 2(e)

Notes on the whole Order

Textual amendments

F1: functions transf. by SR 1999/481