7.RA NO.

7832
ANTI-ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES/MATERIALS

1. What is the Republic Act no. that penalizes the pilferage of electricity and theft of electric power
transmission lines/materials.
2. Give atleast 1 example in section 2 - illegal use of electricity
3. Give atleast 3 unlawful acts in section 3 – theft of electric power transmission line and materials
4.
5.
6. What is the name of section 4 that considered strong evidence of the unauthorized use of
electricity.
7. A monetary reward shall be given to any person who shall report to the NPC or police authorities
8. How much penalty if they violated section 2?
9. Name of section 6 that the power distribution service utility is given the right to disconnect
power connection to violator
10. A fifty percent (50%) of the current bill as surcharge

11. What section of the Act addresses the restrictions on the issuance of restraining orders
or writs of injunction against private electric utility or rural electric cooperatives?
12. Any private electric utility or rural electric cooperative which recovers any amount of
pilferage losses shall, within ___ days from said recovery, report in writing and under oath to the
ERB.
13. Section __ states that any portion or provision of this Act which may be declared
unconstitutional or invalid shall not have the effect of nullifying other portions or provisions
hereof.
14. The provisions in Presidential Decree No. _ , as amended by Batas Pambansa Blg. 876,
penalizing the unauthorized installation of electrical connections, tampering and/or knowing use
of tampered electrical meters or other devices, and the theft of electricity are hereby expressly
repealed.
15. Section 17 states that This Act shall take effect thirty (30) days after its publication in the
____________or in any two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.
16. Rules and Regulation is included in Section __ of the RA 7832. answer: 14

17. Section 12 discusses the recovery of _______.

18. The area of coverage is discussed in the Section __ of the RA 7832.

 19. Information dissemination is discussed in the Section __ of the RA 7832.

10. The permissible levels of recovery for system losses in areas of coverage that may be added on by
either a private electric utility or a rural electric cooperative shall be determined by the ____.

ANSWER KEY:

1. Republic act no. 7832

2. destroying electric meter,
tampering with electric meter,
connection with electric service wires without any consent of the private electric utility\

3-5. Cut any electric power transmission line/material

take/remove any electric power transmission line/material from tower

store any electric power transmission line/material without the consent of the private electric
utility
carry/move any electric power transmission from place to another

6. Prima Facie Evidence

7. Incentives

8. P10,000 – P20,000

9. Disconnection and Electric Service

10. Second Apprehension

11. Section 9
12. 30
13. 15
14. 401
15. Official Gazette
16. 14
17. Pilferage losses
18. 11
19. 13
20. ERB (Energy Regulatory Board)