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PART 3
Water Supply
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Misuse of water supplies.
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53.— (1) A person who—
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(a) makes or causes or permits a connection to be made to a water supply provided by a water services authority, otherwise than with the agreement of the relevant water services authority and in compliance with any conditions attaching to that agreement, or
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(b) dishonestly uses, or causes to be diverted for dishonest use, or permits the dishonest use of any water supplied by a water services authority, or
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(c) wilfully wastes or permits wastage of any water supplied by a water services authority to a material extent,
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commits an offence.
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(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) an act is done by a person dishonestly if the person does the act without claim of legal right.
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(3) In this section “water services authority” includes also an authorised provider of water services or a person providing water services jointly with or on behalf of a water services authority or an authorised provider of water services.
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