Singapore legislation
Section 81
Section 81
Penalty for damage, etc.
(1)
Any person who —
wilfully or negligently damages or suffers to be damaged, any main, pipe, line, standpipe, hydrant, cock, valve, switch, meter or other work or apparatus belonging to or under the management or control of the Board;
lays or causes to be laid any pipe or line to communicate with any main, pipe, standpipe, hydrant or line belonging to or under the management or control of the Board without the consent of the Board; or
wastes any water, gas or electricity,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $250 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.
(2)
Any person who —
dishonestly or fraudulently abstracts, uses or consumes, or dishonestly or fraudulently diverts or causes to be diverted; any water, gas or electricity of the Board;
without the written consent of the Board, supplies for consideration any other person with any water, gas or electricity supplied by the Board to him for domestic purposes; or
alters or tampers with any meter supplied by the Board,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $2,500 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.