Cap. 513 Art. 23Offences.

(1) Any person who -

(a) being an applicant, makes a false declaration for the purposes of any application made under the provisions of this Act, or

(b) supplies false or misleading information in contravention of article 16(4)(c), shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine (multa) not exceeding one thousand five hundred euro (€1,500), without prejudice to any other punishment for which the applicant may have become liable under any other law.

(2) Any person who fails to comply with an enforcement notice issued under this Act in accordance with article 14(6) shall be liable on conviction to a fine (multa) not exceeding one thousand two hundred euro (€1,200), and in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine (multa) of one hundred euro (€100) for each day during which the offence continues.

(3) Any person who refuses to allow an authorised person to enter any land or building, or obstructs or impedes an authorised person in the exercise of any of that authorised person’s powers shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine (multa) not exceeding two thousand four hundred euro (€2,400), and to a further fine (multa) of two hundred euro (€200) for each day the offence continues.

(4) Any person who is convicted of an offence under article 16(4) may also, at the request of the prosecution, be disqualified from signing and submitting to the Director, Building Regulation Office, for a period not exceeding two years from the date of conviction for the offence, certificates of compliance or fire safety certificates, or any other certificate required in accordance with this Act or any other regulations made thereunder and, accordingly, the Director, shall not accept certificates for registration which are signed by a person while so disqualified.