Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (Compounding of Offences) Regulations, 2020 (G.N. 397 of 2020).

These Regulations, made under section 42A of Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority Act, set out procedures for the compounding of offences under the Act or sector legislation. They shall apply to offences prescribed under the Act and sector legislation, except for offences: (a) relating to quality of petroleum products; (b) relating to theft and vandalism of infrastructure in regulated sectors; (c) relating to economic crimes; (d) relating to tax evasion; and (e) prescribed under section 240(4) of the Petroleum Act. An Order for compounding of offence shall not affect any measures for which the Authority may take in order to prevent significant damage to a person, property, or to protect the subject matter or public interest. Section 42A of the EWURA Act was inserted by the Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 6) Act, 2019 (No. 13 of 2019).