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Local Government Act 2002

Offences, penalties, infringement offences, and legal proceedings - Offences - Offences by occupiers or owners

231: Offences in relation to notices sent to occupiers or owners

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“Breaking rules about notices sent to people who live in or own property”

If you don’t follow a notice sent to you as an occupier or owner under section 184(1), you are breaking the law. This is called an offence. If you are found guilty of this offence, you will face a punishment. The punishment for this offence is set out in section 242(2).

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Offences: Offences by occupiers or owners

231Offences in relation to notices sent to occupiers or owners

  1. Every person who fails to comply with a notice referred to in section 184(1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to the penalty set out in section 242(2).

Notes
  • Section 231: amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).