Section 51, The Sierra Leone Water Company Act, 2001

(1) No person shall— (a) wilfully or negligently injure any waterworks or cause damage to the environment in the catchment area; (b) unlawfully divert or take water from any waterworks or from a catchment area; (c) pollute or cause risk of pollution to any water in any waterworks or catchment area. (2) Any person who contravenes any provision in subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding Le1,000,000 or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding twelve months. [Margin: Misuse or wastage of water.]