Gas and Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2017
68AContinuing offences
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68A Continuing offences
68A Continuing offences
(1) A person who is guilty of an offence because the person contravenes a requirement made by or under this Act or the regulations (whether the requirement is imposed by a notice or in another way) to do or cease to do something (whether or not within a specified period or before a particular time)—
(a) continues, until the requirement is complied with and despite the fact that any specified period has expired or time has passed, to be liable to comply with the requirement, and
(b) is guilty of a continuing offence for each day the contravention continues.
(2) This section does not apply to an offence if the relevant provision of this Act or the regulations does not provide for a penalty for a continuing offence.
(3) This section does not apply to the extent that a requirement of a notice is revoked.
s 68A: Ins 2020 No 17, Sch 1[14].