Section 199 — Building Act 2004: Offence for person to perform functions of building consent authority or regional authority if person not registered, etc

199 Offence for person to perform functions of building consent authority or regional authority if person not registered, etc (1) A person commits an offence if the person performs any of the functions of a building consent authority without being registered under section 191 . (2) A person commits an offence if the person— (a) is a building consent authority that is not a territorial authority or a regional authority; and (b) performs any of the functions of a building consent authority that do not correspond with, or are not within, the person's scope of accreditation. (3) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable to a fine not exceeding $200,000. Subsection (1) was amended, as from 14 April 2005, by section 16(2)(h) Building Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 31) by omitting the words “ or of a regional authority ” . Subsection (2)(a) was amended, as from 14 April 2005, by section 3(5) Building Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 31) by inserting the words “ or a regional authority ” after the words “ territorial authority ” .