Building Control Act · s 24

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24.
Building offences
(1) Any person who commences or carries out, or permits or authorises the commencement or carrying out of —
(a) any building works (including underground building works)
the plans of which have not been approved by the Authority under section 5 or 6; or
(b) any building works (including underground building works)
for which there is no permit under section 8 in force, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction —
(i) to a fine not exceeding $200,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both; and
(ii) in respect of a continuing contravention, to an additional fine not exceeding $1,000 for each day or part thereof the contravention continues, and if the contravention continues after the conviction, the person is guilty of a further offence and liable on conviction of this further offence to a further fine not exceeding $2,000 for every day or part thereof during which the contravention continues after conviction.
(2) Any person who contravenes any term or condition of —
(a) an approval of plans of any building works under section 5
or 6; or
(b) a permit to carry out any building works under section 8, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction —
(i) to a fine not exceeding $20,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both; and

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(ii) in respect of a continuing contravention, to an additional fine not exceeding $1,000 for each day or part thereof the contravention continues, and if the contravention continues after the conviction, he is guilty of a further offence and liable on conviction of this further offence to a further fine not exceeding $2,000 for every day or part thereof during which the contravention continues after conviction.
(3) Any developer of any building works and any qualified person, site supervisor or builder directly concerned with the building works who, in carrying out the building works or after completion thereof deviates, or permits or authorises the building works to deviate, in any material way from any plans of the building works approved by the Authority under this Part shall each be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both.
(4) Any person who, being required by or by virtue of this Act or the building regulations to make or produce to the Authority any plan, declaration, certificate, report, record, notice or other document, or who, for the purpose of obtaining any licence, permit, waiver or approval from the
Authority under this Act or the building regulations or for the purpose of establishing any fact relevant to the administration of this Act or the building regulations —
(a) makes or produces any plan, declaration, certificate, report, record, notice or other document which is false in a material particular;
and
(b) produces any plan, declaration, certificate, report, record, notice or other document which is false in a material particular, or has not been made by the person by whom it purports to have been made, or has been in any way altered or tampered with, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.

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s 24Building offences

(1)

Any person who commences or carries out, or permits or authorises the commencement or carrying out of —

(a)

any building works (including underground building works)

the plans of which have not been approved by the Authority under section 5 or 6; or

(b)

any building works (including underground building works)

for which there is no permit under section 8 in force, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction —

(i)

to a fine not exceeding $200,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both; and

(ii)

in respect of a continuing contravention, to an additional fine not exceeding $1,000 for each day or part thereof the contravention continues, and if the contravention continues after the conviction, the person is guilty of a further offence and liable on conviction of this further offence to a further fine not exceeding $2,000 for every day or part thereof during which the contravention continues after conviction.

(2)

Any person who contravenes any term or condition of —

(a)

an approval of plans of any building works under section 5

or 6; or

(b)

a permit to carry out any building works under section 8, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction —

(i)

to a fine not exceeding $20,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both; and

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(ii)

in respect of a continuing contravention, to an additional fine not exceeding $1,000 for each day or part thereof the contravention continues, and if the contravention continues after the conviction, he is guilty of a further offence and liable on conviction of this further offence to a further fine not exceeding $2,000 for every day or part thereof during which the contravention continues after conviction.

(3)

Any developer of any building works and any qualified person, site supervisor or builder directly concerned with the building works who, in carrying out the building works or after completion thereof deviates, or permits or authorises the building works to deviate, in any material way from any plans of the building works approved by the Authority under this Part shall each be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both.

(4)

Any person who, being required by or by virtue of this Act or the building regulations to make or produce to the Authority any plan, declaration, certificate, report, record, notice or other document, or who, for the purpose of obtaining any licence, permit, waiver or approval from the

Authority under this Act or the building regulations or for the purpose of establishing any fact relevant to the administration of this Act or the building regulations —

(a)

makes or produces any plan, declaration, certificate, report, record, notice or other document which is false in a material particular;

and

(b)

produces any plan, declaration, certificate, report, record, notice or other document which is false in a material particular, or has not been made by the person by whom it purports to have been made, or has been in any way altered or tampered with, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.