NSTletters For that move to be taken, we should make full use of the law or amend them to deter theft. The authorities should mete out severe penalties on them.
WE should strive to reduce power thefts by focusing on the thieves and stopping them.
Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd , for example, has lost about RM5 million after more than 800 such incidents since 2017. Surely, this cannot be allowed to continue. In one case, a magistrate’s court had allowed SESB to claim about RM8,900 from an entertainment outlet. The court also ordered the shophouse unit owner to pay RM23,109.94 to SESB for tampering with the electricity meters.For that move to be taken, we should make full use of the law or amend them to deter theft. The authorities should mete out severe penalties on them.
Thieves must be arrested and charged. Send a serious signal on our intention to them and everybody else.The Electricity Supply Act, for example, sets a fine of up to RM1 million for electricity theft and meter tampering. Under Clause 28 of the Electricity Supply Bill, non-domestic users found guilty of such offences may have to pay a RM5 million fine.
Previously, both domestic and non-domestic users face the same punishment, a maximum fine of RM100,000 or a jail term of up to three years or both.The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect those of the New Straits Times
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