Clause 78

Any person who removes, destroys or damages, whether wilfully or otherwise, any of the Authority’s telecommunication installations and plant shall be liable to pay full compensation for the damage he has done and such compensation shall be recoverable by civil action or suit before any court of competent jurisdiction.

Without prejudice to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, any court before which a person is charged with an offence under this Act may assess the compensation payable under this section and may make an order for the payment of the same. Any such order may be enforced as if it were a judgment in a civil action or suit.