{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-act-1971/section-109",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-act-1971/section-109.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1971/78",
  "legislation_title": "Town and Country Planning Act 1971",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-act-1971",
  "path": "section/109",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "109",
  "heading": "Enforcement of control as to advertisements",
  "text": "(1) The matters for which provision may be made by regulations under section 63 of this Act shall include provision for enabling the local planning authority to require the removal of any advertisement which is being displayed in contravention of the regulations, or the discontinuance of the use for the display of advertisements of any site which is being so used in contravention of the regulations, and for that purpose for applying any of the provisions of this Part of this Act with respect to enforcement notices or the provisions of section 177 of this Act, subject to such adaptations and modifications as may be specified in the regulations.\n(2) Without prejudice to any provisions included in regulations made under section 63 of this Act by virtue of subsection (1) of this section, if any person displays an advertisement in contravention of the provisions of the regulations he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of such amount as may be prescribed by the regulations, not exceeding £100 and, in the case of a continuing offence, £5 for each day during which the offence continues after conviction.\n(3) For the purposes of subsection (2) of this section, and without prejudice to the generality thereof, a person shall be deemed to display an advertisement if—\n(a) the advertisement is displayed on land of which he is the owner or occupier; or\n(b) the advertisement gives publicity to his goods, trade, business or other concerns:\nProvided that a person shall not be guilty of an offence under that subsection by reason only that an advertisement is displayed on land of which he is the owner or occupier, or that his goods, trade, business or other concerns are given publicity by the advertisement, if he proves that it was displayed without his knowledge or consent.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/78/section/109",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:49:27.345605+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."
}