# Housing Act 1985, Section 348G: Offences in connection with registration schemes.

Extent: E+W

(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/68/section/348G (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985/section-348G
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