# Energy Act 2013, Paragraph 7


(1) It is an offence to contravene any requirement or prohibition imposed by an improvement notice or a prohibition notice.
(2) A person who commits an offence under this paragraph is liable—
(a) on summary conviction—
(i) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months (in England and Wales or Scotland),
(ii) to a fine (in England and Wales) or a fine not exceeding £20,000 (in Scotland), or
(iii) to both;
(b) on conviction on indictment—
(i) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years,
(ii) to a fine, or
(iii) to both.
(3) In the application of this paragraph in England and Wales, the reference in sub-paragraph (2)(a)(i) to 12 months is to be read as a reference to the general limit in a magistrates’ court (or to 6 months in relation to an offence committed before 2 May 2022).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/32/schedule/8/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2013/schedule-8/paragraph-7
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