Section 50, the Local Government Act, 2004, exercising authority

(1) Any person who– (a) with intent to avoid the accurate measurement or registration of water by means of any meter; (b) with intent to obtain a greater supply of water than he is entitled to avoids payment for it; (c) with intent to avoid any payment for the supply of water, interferes or causes to be interfered with, any pipe, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding 5,000,000.00 Leones or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or to both the fine and imprisonment. (2) Any pipe altered or meter interfered with in the commission of an offence under subsection (1), may be repaired or replaced by the Company and the cost so incurred may be recovered against the person convicted in respect of such alteration or interference upon an order of the Court in which the conviction was made as though such cost were a fine imposed by that Court.