Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 283A

283A. No proceedings shall be ins tituted in respect of any offence of theft of electricity e xcept on the complaint of the injured party even if the offence is one which falls within the compete nce of the Court of Magistrates as provided in article 370(1) and e ven if the injured party has not expressly waived the right to prosecu te within four days from the commission of the offence. The provisions of this article shall apply notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in article 373. OF SIMPLE THEFT Simple theft.284. Theft, when not accompanied w ith any of the aggravating circumstances speci fied in article 261, is simple theft. Punishment. Amended by: III.1971.10; XLIX.1981.4; XIII.1983.5; L.N. 407 of 2007.