Section 16Part 0 —
Offences and penalties
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Any person who —
subject to subsection (2) —
operates a wastewater system with the intention of collecting, conveying or treating wastewater, except under a concession granted under this Law; or
collects, conveys and treats wastewater, except under a concession granted under this Law;
contravenes any provision of this Law or the terms and conditions of the licence; or
for any purpose connected with this Law makes any statement or representation in the truth of which he does not believe, proof of his belief being upon him,
commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of fifteen thousand dollars and to imprisonment for one year, and, in the case of a continuing offence, in addition, a fine of five hundred dollars per day for each day the offence continues after conviction in the first instance.
Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) has no application to —
the collection, conveyance or treatment of wastewater by the Government, the armed forces of Her Majesty, the police or fire services, or any statutory body or Government agent;
wastewater collected on private residential property and appropriately treated thereon;
wastewater collected and treated by the management of condominiums, apartment complexes, multi-family dwellings, hotels or any other commercial enterprise, for the benefit of their premises by residents therein; and
persons specifically exempted by the Cabinet by Order published in the Gazette,
but paragraphs (b) and (c) shall not apply where a concessionaire's wastewater system is readily accessible for connection thereto, and the concessionaire has required, by notice in writing, the owner or occupier to connect the premises to the concessionaire's wastewater system.
Any person who —
unlawfully and maliciously destroys or does damage to any wastewater system or works, including the disposal into the works of any matter likely to injure the works, to interfere with the free flow of its contents or to prejudicially affect the treatment and disposal of its contents;
with intent to defraud, connects any premises to the wastewater system or works without the concessionaire's consent in writing;
obstructs the execution of any works or any employee of a concessionaire while engaged in his duties as such; or
aids or abets, or having control of any person, permits such person to contravene paragraph (a), (b) or (c),
commits an offence and in the case of an offence against paragraph (a) is liable upon conviction upon indictment to a fine of fifteen thousand dollars and to imprisonment for five years, or upon summary conviction to a fine of three thousand dollars and to imprisonment for one year, and in the case of an offence against paragraph (b) or (c) or of any other contravention of this Law is liable upon summary conviction to a fine of three thousand dollars and to imprisonment for one year and, in the case of an offence against paragraph (b), liable to an additional fine of one hundred dollars for each day the offence is continued; and the court may, in addition to any other penalty, order the convicted person to pay such compensation to the concessionaire or to any other person who has suffered consequential damage as to it appears just.