Fraud in respect of water

(1) No person shall fraudulently- (a) alter the index of any meter, or prevent any meter from recording the actual quantity of water supplied; or (b) abstract or use water before it has been recorded by a meter set up for the purpose of recording the same. (2) Where there has been any such alteration, prevention, abstraction or use, the existence of artificial means under the control of the consumer for causing any such alteration, prevention, abstraction or use, shall be the evidence of the consumer having fraudulently effected the same.