# Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026, Section 101: Notices: offences

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) A person commits an offence if the person—
(a) fails to comply with an information notice given to the person;
(b) fails to comply with a compliance notice given to the person;
(c) contravenes a prohibition or restriction contained in a prohibition notice;
(d) fails to comply with section 98(6) (steps to be taken by recipient of prohibition notice).
(2) In proceedings against a person for an offence under subsection (1) it is a defence for the person to prove that the person had a reasonable excuse for the failure or contravention.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding the applicable limit under section 224(1A)(b) of the Sentencing Code, or both;
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.
(4) A person who has been convicted of an offence under subsection (1) commits a further offence if the failure or contravention continues after the conviction.
(5) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale for each day on which the failure or contravention continues.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/5/section/101 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-safety-wales-act-2026/section-101
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