The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for courts to make costs contribution orders on the application of the Secretary of State.
The regulations may only make provision for the making of costs contribution orders under this section in cases where—
Condition A is that a person ("the defaulter") is convicted of an offence consisting of a failure to comply with a construction product requirement in relation to a construction product.
Condition B is that, after the failure to comply referred to in subsection (3), the construction product is installed in, or applied or attached to, a relevant building in the course of works carried out in the construction of, or otherwise in relation to, the building.
Condition C is that, when those works are completed—
Condition D is that the failure to comply referred to in subsection (3) was the cause, or one of the causes, of the building or dwelling being unfit for habitation.
A "costs contribution order" under this section is an order requiring the defaulter to pay an amount to a person with a prescribed interest in the building or any dwelling contained in the building.
Regulations under this section must provide for the amount to be paid to a person under a costs contribution order under this section to be such amount as the court making the order considers just and equitable in respect of the costs that the person has reasonably incurred, or in the view of the court is likely to reasonably incur, in respect of works to make the building or dwelling fit for habitation.
The regulations may make provision as to the matters which may or must be taken into account by a court in determining—
The regulations may make provision in relation to—
The regulations may make provision about how a costs contribution order under this section relates to other remedies, including in particular—
In this section "prescribed" means prescribed by regulations under this section.