Water Supply Act · s 36

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s 36Presumption against consumer in relation to altering of meters

(1)

In any prosecution for an offence under section 35, the existence of artificial means for altering the index of any meter or for preventing any meter from duly registering the quantity of water supplied, or for abstracting, consuming or using water of the Authority, when such meter is under the custody or control of the consumer, shall be prima facie evidence that such alteration, prevention, abstraction or consumption, as the case may be, has been fraudulently, knowingly and wilfully caused by the consumer using such meter.

(2)

Any such person who fraudulently, knowingly and wilfully abstracts, causes to be wasted or diverted, consumes or uses any water of the

Authority is deemed to have committed the offence described in section 379

of the Penal Code (Chapter 22).