VirGin
IsLANDS.

Power to make
Regulations.

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who sees the offence committed to apprehend, and also
for any other person to assist in apprehending, the offender
and by the authority of this Ordinance and without any
warrant to deliver him to a police officer who shall with
all reasonable despatch convey him before a Magistrate,
and if the accused is convicted of any such offence he
shall, in addition to being liable to a fine not exceeding
one hundred and seventy-one dollars and forty-three
cents, be adjudged to make full satisfaction for the
damage he has done or in default to be imprisoned for
a term not exceeding six months.

(2) Every person who shall carelessly or acci-
dentally remove, destroy, damage, throw down or dig
up any part of any installation constructed or placed
under the provisions of this Ordinances shall pay such
sum by way of satisfaction as a Magistrate shall think
reasonsable.

(3) If at any time after the supply of water or .
electricity to any premises has been cut off by a
superintendent it be found that the said supply has been
renewed without the order vf a superintendent and that
water or electricity is as a result being used by any
person, the occupier of such premises shall be deemed
(unless the contrary be proved) to have authorised such
user and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine
of seventeen dollars and fourteen cents for each day
the supply of water or electricity has been so used.

(4) The provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this
section shall not apply, where the installation, or part
thereof, which is removed, destroyed, damage!, thrown
down or dug up as the case may be is the private
property of the person so removing, destroying, damag-
ing, throwing down or digging up the same.

15. (1) The Governor in Council may make
Regulations relating to all or any of the following
matters :—

(a) the conditions under which water or
electricity may be supplied, and equipment installed,
for private purposes;

(b) the securing of the safety of the public
from personal injury or from fire or otherwise;

(c) the inspection of installations constructed
and placed on any publig land or private premises
under the provisions of this Ordinance or ander any
contract of agreement made thereunder;