174 Offences of interference with works etc
Water Industry Act 1991 (1991 c 56) | Legislation

Chapter II
Protection of Undertakers' Works, Apparatus etc

Protection of apparatus in general

174  Offences of interference with works etc

(1)     Subject to subsection (2) below, if any person without the consent of the water undertaker—

(a)     intentionally or recklessly interferes with any resource main, water main or other pipe vested in any water undertaker or with any structure, installation or apparatus belonging to any water undertaker; or

(b)     by any act or omission negligently interferes with any such main or other pipe or with any such structure, installation or apparatus so as to damage it or so as to have an effect on its use or operation,

that person shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

[(1A)     Subject to subsection (2) below, if any person without the consent of [the water supply licensee]—

(a)     intentionally or recklessly interferes with any pipe or any structure, installation or apparatus which—

(i)     is vested in [any water supply licensee] (in the case of a pipe) or belongs to [any such licensee] (in any other case); and

(ii)     is used in connection with the carrying on by [the

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