ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Energy Act
155. Security and protection of meters
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
155. Security and protection of meters
(1)The meters shall be sealed by the licensee with an approved seal bearing the licensee's distinguishing brand or mark impressed thereon.(2)The licensee may, in order to protect any meter or meters or any other apparatus belonging to him, install suitable cut-outs or such other apparatus on a consumer's premises on the supply side of any such meter or other apparatus, and seal such cut-outs or other apparatus with an approved seal bearing the licensee's distinguishing brand or mark impressed thereon.(3)Where any seal or other apparatus affixed under subsections (1) or (2) is broken or tampered with without the authority of the licensee, the consumer upon whose premises the seal or other apparatus was placed commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both:Provided that, where it can be proved that the offence was committed by some person other than the consumer, that person shall be liable as if the said person were the consumer upon whose premises the breach occurred.