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Section 348G Offences in connection with registration schemes.F1

England and Wales

(1)

A person who contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of a registration scheme commits an offence.

(2)

A person who commits an offence under this section consisting of a contravention of so much of control provisions as relates—

(a)

to occupation to a greater extent than permitted under those provisions of a house which is not registered, or

(b)

to occupation of a house which is registered by more households or persons than the registration permits,

is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

(3)

A person who commits an offence under this section consisting of a contravention of so much of special control provisions as requires all reasonably practicable steps to be taken to comply with an occupancy direction is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

(4)

A person who commits any other offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.

Annotations

Textual amendments

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S. 348G inserted (3.3.1997) by 1996 c. 52, s. 68(1) (with s. 70); S.I. 1997/350, art. 2

Notes on Part XI

Textual amendments

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Ss. 345-400 (Pt. XI) repealed (6.4.2006 for E. and 16.6.2006 for W.) by Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), ss. 266, 270(4)(5), Sch. 16; S.I. 2006/1060, art. 2(1)(e)(v) (with Sch.); S.I. 2006/1535, art. 2(c)(v) (with Sch.) (certain of the repeal(s) being subject to temp. savings in S.I. 2007/1904, (for E.) regs. 1(2) {13} (1.10.2007) and S.I. 2007/3231, (for W.) regs. 1(2), {13} (5.12.2007))