Section 41
Compensation for damage
of Electricity Supply Act 1990
Any person who removes, destroys or damages whether wilfully or otherwise, any installation or any part thereof, or any public lamp or any post, bracket or other means of support of a public lamp, or any instrument used in connection with any installation for recording the output or consumption of electricity, shall, in addition to any penalty to which he may be liable under this Act, be liable to pay full compensation for the damage he has done and the compensation shall be recoverable by civil action or suit before any court.
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(2)
Without prejudice to subsection (1), any court before which a person is charged with an offence under this Act may assess the compensation payable under this section and may make an order for the payment of the same. Any such order may be enforced as if it were a judgment in a civil action or suit.