(1) If any person without legal right, the proof of which shall be upon him or her, wilfully disconnects, damages or removes or suffers to be disconnected, damaged or removed any electric line, meter, switch, fuse or other works or apparatus belonging to the Company, or alters the index of any meter belonging to the Company or otherwise prevents any such meter from correctly registering any quantity of electricity supplied by the Company, such person commits an offence and for every offence he or she is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 for the first offence and a fine not exceeding $1,000 for any such subsequent offence, and without prejudice to the foregoing, the Company may recover from such person the amount of any damage by it sustained and may also (despite any agreement or contract previously existing) discontinue any supply of electricity to such person.