Gas Supply Act 1996
84Continuing offences
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84 Continuing offences
84 Continuing offences
(1) This section applies to a provision of this Act or the regulations requiring a person to do, or stop doing, something (a continuing requirement provision), regardless of whether—
(a) the requirement is imposed by a direction or notice or in another way, or
(b) the person must do or stop doing something within a specified period.
(2) A person who is guilty of an offence because the person contravenes a continuing requirement provision—
(a) continues, until the requirement is complied with and despite the fact a 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.
(3) This section does not apply to an offence if the relevant provision of this Act or the regulations does not provide a penalty for a continuing offence.
(4) This section does not apply to the extent that a requirement imposed on a person is revoked.
s 84: Rep 2012 No 38, Sch 2 [49]. Ins 2025 No 21, Sch 1[35].