# Building Safety Act 2022, Section 77: Occupation: registration requirement

Extent: E+W

(1) The principal accountable person for a higher-risk building commits an offence if the building is occupied but not registered.
(2) 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.
(3) 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.
(4) In this section “registered” means registered under section 78.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/30/section/77 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-safety-act-2022/section-77
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