Hassan Al -Sitry
The draft law regulating the electricity and water sector that the government referred to the House of Representatives guarantees criminalization and punishment for consumption or seizure of electricity and water unlawfully, as the law stipulated that with no prejudice to any more severe punishment stipulated by the Penal Code or any other law, it is punishable by imprisonment for a period of no less than three months and a fine of no less than five hundred dinars and not exceeding five thousand dinars, or by one of these two penalties, everyone who is consumed or seized without any right. From electricity or water; Which is reported or owned by any of the operators.
In the case of oud, he is punished with imprisonment for a period of no less than six months and a fine of no less than one thousand dinars and not exceeding ten thousand dinars, and in all cases the court requires the cost of correcting the conditions, the actual cost of electricity and water in the crime.
It is permissible in the case of the oud, to reconcile with the operator, based on a written request from the accused or his agent, whether before the lawsuit was filed or during its consideration, and before the issuance of a ruling in it, if the accused pays an amount equivalent to the minimum fine for the crime, in addition to the costs referred to in the previous paragraph, and the reconciliation of the criminal case results.
The proceeds of the fines are allocated to the authority, and the costs referred to in this article are paid to the operator to cover the expenses of providing electricity and water services, provided that these costs are calculated according to the methodology adopted by the authority.
The project also stipulated that with no prejudice to any severe punishment stipulated by the Penal Code or any other law, imprisonment is punished for a period not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dinars, each of:
1 – He violated the provisions of Paragraph (A) of Article (31) and Paragraph (A) of Article (32) of this law, which includes the practice of any activity subject to organized or sub -activity subject to regulation without obtaining the approval of the authority.
2- He did not abide by the provisions of the regulations issued under the fifth chapter of the second chapter of this law, which relates to the operators licensed to distribute.
3- Provide any information that knows that it is incorrect or made with misleading data when applying for a license or exemption.
4- Refrain from providing information without a reasonable excuse.
5- He deliberately changed, destroyed, hidden a document or information required from him.
6 – Exercise any activity alone or with others that would lead to damage or prevent competition in relation to the practice of any organized activity, or to harm the interests of electricity or water consumers.
The project shall be punished with a fine not exceeding five hundred dinars, everyone who prevents or impedes the employees of the commission or any other person licensed according to the provisions of this law or regulations or decisions issued in implementation of it, from performing their duties or practicing their competencies, and in the case of oud, the punishment is imprisonment for a period that does not exceed a month and a fine that does not exceed one thousand dinars or one of these two penalties.
Without prejudice to the criminal responsibility of the natural person, the legal person is criminally asked if any of the crimes stipulated in this law in his name, his account, or his benefit by his devices, representatives, or one of his employees is committed, and he is punished with a fine that does not exceed twice the maximum fine of the crime.
