THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 2, 1910.
CHAPTER IV.
OFFENCES BY PASSENGERS AND OTHER
PERSONS AND PENALTIES.
27. Duties of Stationmaster in case of drunkenness or nuis-
ance.
28. Smoking or having open light or fire on railway premises,
or keeping open light or lighted lamp in carriage.
29. Exclusion of persons from railway premises.
30. Investigation by Stationmaster in case of offence by pas-
senger.
31. Guards to prevent breaches of rules.
32. Arrests.
33. Penalties for breaches of rules by railway servants.
APPENDIX A.-The packing of dangerous goods (other than explosives) to which the rules for the time being in force under the Railways Ordin- ance, 1909 (No. 21 of 1909)
PART II.
CHAPTER I.
PRELIMINARY.
1.—In these rules, unless there be something repugnant in the Definitions subject or context--
(1)
(2)
(3)
AUTHORISED OFFICER
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means the person who is duly empowered, by general or special order of the Railway Administration, either by name or by virtue of his office, to issue instructions or do any other thing;
GOODS TRAIN means a train (other than a ballast train) intended solely or mainly for the carriage of animals or goods;
GUARD includes a Brakesman or any other railway ser- vant who may for the time being be performing the duties of a Guard;
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means a train intended solely or mainly for the carriage of passengers and other coaching traffic, and includes a troop train;
(4)
"PASSENGER TRAIN
(5)
"SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
(6)
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mean instructions issued from time to time by the authorised officer in respect to particular cases or special circumstances; "STATIONMASTER " means the person on duty who is for the time being responsible for the working of the traffic within station limits, and includes any person who is for the time being in independent charge of the working of any signals and responsible for obtaining and sending the permission to approach and for giving the authority to proceed.
CHAPTER II.
CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS.
2.-(1) Tickets issued to passengers shall be available only Passengers' from the date and for the period specified by the Railway Adminis- tickets tration by which they are issued.
(2) If a Guard, or any other railway servant who may be empowered by the authorised officer to take action under this clause, has reason to suppose that any passenger is travelling without a ticket, or not in the proper class of carriage, he must request the passenger to show his ticket and report to the Station- master any irregularity which he may detect.
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