1979 Ed.]
Mass Transit Railway Regulations
[CAP. 270
(3) The answer given by a person to any question put to him for the purposes of an investigation shall not be admissible against that person in any civil or criminal proceedings by or against him except where he is charged with perjury or with an offence under regulation 8.
8. Any person who-
(a) without lawful excuse fails to answer a summons under regulation 6(a) or to comply with a requirement under regulation 6(b) or (e);
(b) knowingly furnishes to an inspector acting under these regulations information that is false or misleading in a material particular;
(c) obstructs an inspector in the exercise of his powers under these regulations,
commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
9. The Corporation shall-
(a) prepare and revise from time to time as may be necessary, a manual or manuals of instructions setting out the practices and procedures to be observed to ensure the safe operation of the railway;
(b) ensure that every person who is engaged in the operation of the railway, whether as an employee, or as a contractor or agent of the Corporation, is made fully aware of the functions and duties imposed on him by the said instructions, and is provided with every manual in which those instructions are contained and such replacements thereof as may be necessary;
(c) furnish to the Chief Secretary such number of copies of every manual of instructions, and all amendments thereto, as he may require.
A 3
[Subsidiary]
Obstruction and failure to supply information.
Corporation to prepare and issue operating manuals.
SCHEDULE
NOTIFIABLE OCCURRENCES
PART I
Occurrences directly affecting persons
[reg. 3.]
1. Any accident connected with the operation of the railway or with the maintenance thereof, not being an accident which is notifiable under regulation 2, as a result of which an employee of the Corporation or of a contractor with the Corporation is unable, for a period exceeding 3 days immediately after the accident, to fully carry out his normal duties.
2. Any occurrence, not coming within paragraph 1, in which a person----
(a) falls off a platform or crosses a line whether or not he is struck by a train;
(b) falls out of a carriage during the running of a train;