Meters to be connected or disconnected by licensee

(1) A consumer shall not connect or disconnect any meter by means of which water supplied by a licensee is intended to be or has been measured for the purpose of the payment to be made to the licensee, and if he does so he commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars. 96 (2) Where a consumer requires such a meter to be connected or disconnected, he shall give to the licensee not less than twenty-four hours’ notice of his requirements and of the time when the work can be commenced and thereupon the licensee shall carry out the necessary work and may recover from him as a civil debt the expenses reasonably incurred by the licensee in so doing. defect waste.