Section 126. Fraud in respect of meters.

(1) No person shall fraudulently or dishonestly–– (a) alter the index of any meter, or prevent any meter from recording the actual quantity of water supplied; or (b) extract or use water before it has been recorded by a meter set up for the purpose of recording the same ; or (c) tamper a meter, install or use a tampered meter ; or (d) use any other device or method which interferes with accurate or proper registration, calibration or metering of water supplied ; or (e) do anything which results in any manner whereby water is stolen or wasted. (2) Where there has been any such alteration, prevention, extraction or use, the existence of artificial means under the control of the consumer for causing any such alteration, prevention, extraction or use, shall be evidence of the consumer having fraudulently tampered the meter.