A person who dishonestly uses without due authority, or dishonestly causes to be wasted or diverted, any electricity shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.
Section 13: Abstracting of electricity.
Theft Act 1968 · 1968 c. 60View on legislation.gov.uk
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