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Section 348G: Offences in connection with registration schemes.

Housing Act 1985 · 1985 c. 68View on legislation.gov.uk

Part XI: HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION

A person who contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of a registration scheme commits an offence.

A person who commits an offence under this section consisting of a contravention of so much of control provisions as relates—

to occupation to a greater extent than permitted under those provisions of a house which is not registered, or
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.

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.

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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