1964_WATERWORKS_ORDINANCE — Page 16

1974 Ed.]

Waterworks

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(4) Any person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $10,000 and to im- prisonment for 2 years.

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to waterworks.

31. Any person who, without the permission in writing of Damage, etc., the Water Authority, alters, interferes with, damages or destroys any part of the waterworks shall be guilty of an offence.

32. Any person who obstructs the Water Authority, or any person authorized by him in writing, exercising any power, per- forming any duty, or carrying out any function, under this Ordin- ance shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

33. (1) The Water Authority may carry out repairs or other works to any fire service, inside service or any part of the water- works which is altered, interfered with, demaged, or destroyed as a result of the commission of an offence, and the cost of such repairs or other works may, upon an order of a magistrate, be recovered from the person convicted of the offence in the same manner as if it were a fine imposed by a magistrate under the Magistrates Ordinance.

(2) If the Water Authority suffers any damage or loss as a result of the commission of any offence referred to in subsection (1), such damage or loss may, upon an order of a magistrate, be recovered from the person convicted of the offence in the same manner as if it were a fine imposed by a magistrate under the Magistrates Ordinance.

34. (1) In any civil or criminal proceedings it shall be pre- sumed, until the contrary is proved, that-

(a) in the case of any alteration or repairs to a fire service or inside service (other than a communal service), the consumer has caused or permitted the alteration or re- pairs;

(b) in the case of any alteration or repairs to a communal service, the agent has caused or permitted the alteration or repairs.

(2) In any civil or criminal proceedings a document, purport- ing to be signed by the Water Authority, or other person authorized by him, stating-

(a) the name of a consumer of a fire service or inside service,

or the name of an agent of a communal service;

(b) the location of the fire service, inside service or communal

service;

(c) in the case of proceedings for the recovery of an unpaid

charge,-

(i) the name of the person liable to pay the charge;

Obstruction.

Cost of repairing damage and recovery of damages or loss.

(Cap. 227.)

Presumptions and evidence in writing.