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#### 34 Work to comply with regulations
34 Work to comply with regulations
> A person must not carry out—
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> > (a) electrical installation work, or
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> > (b) gasfitting work, or
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> > (c) autogas work on an autogas installation,
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> otherwise than in accordance with the standards or requirements (if any) prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.
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> Maximum penalty—
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> > (a) in the case of an individual—
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> > > (i) 500 penalty units for a first offence, or
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> > > (ii) 750 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both, for a second or subsequent offence, or
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> > (b) in the case of a corporation—
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> > > (i) 5,000 penalty units for a first offence, or
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> > > (ii) 7,500 penalty units for a second or subsequent offence.
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> Note—
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> An offence against this section committed by a corporation is an executive liability offence attracting executive liability for a director or other person involved in the management of the corporation—see section 63.