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Amendment of section 6.
5.
Section 6 of the principal Ordinance is amended-
Amendment of
heading above
section 18.
Repeal and replacement of section 20.
(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”.
7. Section 20 of the principal Ordinance is repealed and replaced by the following section-
"Liability in respect of carriage of animals.
Repeal of section 27.
8.
Amendment of section 29.
9.
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.".
Section 27 of the principal Ordinance is repealed.
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";
(ii) by inserting, after paragraph (b), the following paragraphs— “(ba) a system for securing or evidencing the payment of fares by passengers travelling, or rates for animals or goods carried, on the railway;
(bb) the imposing of a surcharge where a person travels, or animals or goods are carried, on a train without payment of the proper fare or rate, as the case may be, or on failure to produce evidence of such payment;
(bc) the safety of persons using or engaged in work on the
railway;