Clause 11

by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (b) of subsection (2), and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(ba)without the consent of the Board, interferes with, interrupts or obstructs the operation of any meter supplied by the Board; or”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(2A) Where a person is prosecuted for an offence under subsection (2)(ba) in respect of an AMI meter, the installation, placement or erection by the person of any device, structure or object that is designed or is capable of being used to interfere with, interrupt or obstruct the electromagnetic function of an AMI meter, when the AMI meter is in the custody or under the control of the person, is prima facie evidence that the person has interfered with, interrupted or obstructed the operation of the AMI meter.”; and

by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the following subsection:“(3A) Without limiting subsection (3), where a person is prosecuted for an offence under subsection (2)(c) in respect of an AMI meter —

the existence of a cut in the wires leading to or within the AMI meter;

the disconnection of wires leading to or within the AMI meter that were connected at the time the AMI meter was supplied;

the existence of a hole in the body of an AMI meter which did not exist at the time that the AMI meter was supplied; or

the removal, modification or displacement of, or damage to, any seal, screw, component or mechanism of the AMI meter,when the AMI meter is in the custody or under the control of the person, is also prima facie evidence that the person has altered or tampered with the meter.”.