Prohibition of fraud in respect of meters.-

1. No person shall fraudulently,-

(a) alter the index to any meter or prevent any meter from duly registering the quantity of the water supplied; and (b) abstract or use water before it has been registered by a meter setup for the purpose of measuring the same.

1. (2) The existence of artificial means under the control of the consumer for causing any such alternation, prevention, obstruction or use shall be an evidence that the consumer has fraudulently affected the same.