s 26 Offence for owner or occupier to cause, etc., specified fire hazard
26.—(1) An owner or occupier of any building commits an offence if the owner or occupier causes, or does or omits to do anything that is likely to cause, a specified fire hazard to arise at the building.[22/2019] (2) An owner or occupier of any building commits an offence if the owner or occupier knows or ought to know that —(a) there is a specified fire hazard in the building; or (b) a specified fire hazard is likely to arise at the building, but does not take reasonable steps to abate the specified fire hazard or prevent the specified fire hazard from arising, as the case may be. [22/2019] (3) In a prosecution for an offence under subsection (1), it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that the defendant intended to cause a specified fire hazard to arise at the building.[22/2019] (4) The offence under subsection (1) is a strict liability offence.[12A [22/2019]