Section 13

Penalty for wilfully damaging pipes.

The Oriental Gas Company Act, 1857

  • Act 5 of 1857
  • Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
About this Act

An Act to confer certain powers on the Oriental Gas Company, Limited.

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    Every person who shall wilfully remove, destroy, or damage any pipe, pillar, post, plug, lamp, or other work of the said Company for supplying Gas, or who shall wilfully extinguish any of the public lamps or lights, or waste or improperly use any of the Gas supplied by the said Company, shall, for each such offence, forfeit to the said Company any sum not exceeding fifty rupees, in addition to the amount of the damage done.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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