# Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026, Section 19: Requirement to register category 1 buildings and category 2 buildings

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) The principal accountable person for a category 1 building or a category 2 building commits an offence if the building is occupied but not registered.
(2) 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.
(3) A person who has been convicted of an offence under subsection (1) commits a further offence if the building continues to be occupied but not registered after the conviction.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale for each day on which the building continues to be occupied but not registered.
(5) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/5/section/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-safety-wales-act-2026/section-19
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