324Infringement notices

324 Infringement notices

(1)  The following persons may issue and serve an infringement notice on a person if satisfied that the person has committed a prescribed offence against this Act or the regulations:

(a) an authorised person other than a building surveyor;

(b) a person authorised in writing by the Director of Building Control to issue and serve infringement notices for the purposes of this Act.

(2)  An infringement notice –

(a) is not to relate to 4 or more offences; and

(b) is not to be served on a person under the age of 16 years.

(3)  An infringement notice is to be in accordance with section 14 of the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005 .

(4)  Any payments made in respect of an infringement notice –

(a) [Section 324 Subsection (4) amended by No. 9 of 2023, s. 32, Applied:01 Oct 2024] are payable to a council if the notice was served by the relevant permit authority; or

(b) in any other case, are payable into the Fund.