RAILWAYS (AMENDMENT)
Ord. No. 41/78
A145
(c) deleting the definition of "railway official" and substituting the
following-
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"railway employee" means the general manager, the deputy general manager, any assistant general manager and any other officer or employee of the railway.".
4. Section 3 of the principal Ordinance is repealed and replaced Repeal and by the following section-
"Duties and
powers of
deputy or
3. Any duty or power required to be performed or exercised by the general manager by or under this Ordinance assistant general may be performed or exercised by the deputy general manager or an assistant general manager, if so authorized by the general manager.".
manager.
5.
Section 6 of the principal Ordinance is amended-
(a) in subsection (1), by deleting "any railway within the Colony"
and substituting the following-
"the railway or any extension thereof"; and
(b) in subsection (2), by deleting "such railway" and substituting the
following-
6.
"the railway or any extension thereof".
The heading appearing above section 18 of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting "ADMINISTRATOR" and substituting the following
"GENERAL MANAGER".
replacement of section 3.
Amendment of section 6.
Amendment of heading above
section 18.
7. Section 20 of the principal Ordinance is repealed and replaced Repeal and by the following section-
"Liability in respect of carriage of animals.
20. (1) Subject to subsection (3), the liability of the general manager for the loss, destruction or deterioration of animals delivered to be carried on the railway shall not in any case exceed $50 a head, unless the person delivering them declares them, or causes them to be declared, to be of higher value at the time of their delivery.
(2) Where a value higher than $50 is declared, the general manager may charge in respect of the increased risk a percentage on the excess of the value over $50.
(3) The general manager shall not be liable for the loss, destruction or deterioration of poultry or other birds delivered to be carried on the railway.”.
replacement of section 20.
8.
Section 27 of the principal Ordinance is repealed.
9.
Section 29 of the principal Ordinance is amended—
(a) in subsection (1) by deleting paragraph (k) and substituting the
following paragraph-
"(k) to make railway rules regulating the work and conduct of railway employees and, subject to the approval of the Governor, providing for disciplinary measures and punish- ment in the case of any breach of such railway rules."; and
(b) in subsection (2)-
(i) in paragraph (a), by deleting "and the restrictions to be placed upon the carriage of persons who are lepers or who are suffering from any contagious or infectious disease";
Repeal of section 27.
Amendment of section 29.