# Housing (Wales) Act 2014, Section 4: Requirement for a landlord to be registered


(1) The landlord of a dwelling subject to, or marketed or offered for let under, a domestic tenancy must be registered under this Part in respect of the dwelling (see sections 14 to 17), unless an exception in section 5 applies.
(2) A landlord who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(3) In proceedings against a landlord for an offence under subsection (2) it is a defence that the landlord has a reasonable excuse for not being registered.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2014/7/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-wales-act-2014/section-4
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