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Energy Pipelines Act 1981

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65 Theft from pipeline A person who maliciously or fraudulently: (a) abstracts; (b) causes to be wasted or diverted; or (c) consumes or uses, any energy-producing hydro-carbon being conveyed by means of a pipeline, is guilty of an offence. Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.

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