Section 11 Offence of failing to comply with a notice under section 10C1I1
It is an offence for a person to fail to do anything required of the person by a notice under section 10.
In proceedings against a person for an offence under subsection (1) it is a defence that the person had a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with the notice.
A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
It is an offence for a person to intentionally alter, suppress or destroy any document which the person has been required to produce by a notice under section 10.
A person who commits an offence under subsection (4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine.
In this section “document” includes information recorded otherwise than in legible form, and in relation to information so recorded—
the reference in subsection (4) to the production of a document is a reference to the production of a copy of the information in legible form, and
the reference in that subsection to suppressing a document includes a reference to destroying the means of reproducing the information.
Annotations
Modifications
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Pt. 4 applied (with modifications) (1.9.2019) by The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 (Transitional Provision for Assured Shorthold Tenancies) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1151), regs. 1(2), 3
Commencement
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S. 11 in force at 1.9.2019 by S.I. 2019/1150, art. 2(a)
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
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Title substituted (1.6.2026) by Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (c. 26), ss. 45(2), 145(3) (with s. 138); W.S.I. 2026/6, art. 2(c)