Whoever commits mischief by doing any act which causes, or which he knows to be likely to cause, a diminution of the supply of water for agricultural purposes, or for food or drink for human beings or for animals which are property, or for cleanliness, or for carrying on any manufacture, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 5 years, or with fine, or with both.
Section history
Section 430 — Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water
As in force on 12 November 1993.
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- 30 March 1987 Enacted
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