{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-cladding-remediation-scotland-act-2024/section-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-cladding-remediation-scotland-act-2024/section-16.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2024/7",
  "legislation_title": "Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Act 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-cladding-remediation-scotland-act-2024",
  "path": "section/16",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Offence of failing to assist with assessment or work",
  "text": "(1) A person (“A”) commits an offence if—\n(a) another person (“B”)—\n(i) is on premises carrying out a single-building assessment, an additional work assessment or work arranged under Chapter 1, and\n(ii) reasonably requests assistance or information from A for the purposes of carrying out the assessment or work,\n(b) the use of reasonable force by B is authorised in connection with the carrying out of the assessment or work by a warrant under section 14,\n(c) A is either—\n(i) also on the premises, or\n(ii) is the owner or occupier of the premises, and\n(d) without reasonable excuse A fails to provide the requested assistance or information.\n(2) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 16 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 39(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 16 in force at 6.1.2025 by S.S.I. 2024/370, reg. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2024/7/section/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:12:09.456285+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}