Obligation to supply
44 Obligation to supply
There shall not be any obligation upon a supply authority to supply electricity to any person if the supply of electricity to such person would necessitate an extension of the then existing distribution system of such supply authority.
45. Compensation, damages etc.
Subject to the express provisions of this Act, whenever any person or any network operator is liable to pay any sum of money by way of compensation or damages or for costs or expenses of any examination or inquiry or in relation to any matter or thing concerning the repairing or reinstating of any loss or damage caused by such person or such network operator, the same may be recovered in a court of competent jurisdiction.
[Section 45 amended: No. 78 of 1995 s. 36; No. 33 of 2004 s. 17; No. 59 of 2004 s. 141.]
[46. Deleted: No. 33 of 2004 s. 18.]
47. Illegal interference with works etc.
Any person who —
wilfully and unlawfully removes, destroys, or damages any electric works connected with or relating to the supply of electricity by a supply authority in pursuance of this Act; or
wilfully and unlawfully extinguishes any public lamps or lights maintained by a supply authority in pursuance of this Act; or
wastes or wilfully and wrongfully uses electricity supplied by a supply authority under this Act,
shall be guilty of an offence.
Penalty: $1 000.
Upon the conviction of a person for an offence under subsection (1), the court, in addition to imposing a fine under such subsection, may order the offender to pay to the supply authority the amount of any damage caused by him or a sum equal to the value of any electricity wasted or wrongfully used by him, and the amount so ordered shall be recoverable in the same manner as a fine imposed under subsection (1) is recoverable.
[Section 47 amended: No. 113 of 1965 s. 8; No. 63 of 1996 s. 4.]
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