Section 77 Occupation: registration requirementI1I2
England and Wales
The principal accountable person for a higher-risk building commits an offence if the building is occupied but not registered.
It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that the person had a reasonable excuse for the building being occupied but not registered.
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the maximum summary term for either-way offences or a fine (or both);
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.
In this section “registered” means registered under section 78.
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 77 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 170(2)(a)
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S. 77 in force at 1.10.2023 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2023/993, reg. 2(q)