Fraud in respect of meters

Fraud in respect of meters.--(1) No person shall--

1. (a) alter the index to any meter, or prevent any meter from recording the exact quantity of water supplied; or
2. (b) abstract or use water before it has been recorded by a meter set up for the purpose of such recording.

1. (2) The existence of artificial means, prevention, use, of artificial means for causing such alteration, prevention, shall be evidence of the consumer having fraudulently effected the same.