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WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1986

HE WAS REFERRING TO THE PART WHICH RELATED TO FARES AND TICKETS AND THE CONDITIONS ON WHICH TICKETS WERE ISSUED.

HE SAID: +BY-LAW 15 PROVIDES THAT A PERSON ABOVE THE AGE OF THREE YEARS IS LIABLE TO THE PAYMENT OF A SURCHARGE IF HE IS FOUND, WITHIN THE PAID AREA OF THE RAILWAY, WITHOUT A TICKET, WITH A TICKET IMPROPERLY DAMAGED, ALTERED OR INTERFERED WITH, WITH A TICKET THAT HAS EXPIERED, OR WITH A CHILD/STUDENT TICKET WHEN HE IS NOT ENTITLED TO ONE.+

MR GREWAL OUTLINED THE OTHER PARTS OF THE REVISED BY-LAWS MADE BY THE CORPORATION ON JULY 15.

UNDER PARTI WHICH PROVIDED DEFINITIONS, THE MAXIMUM SURCHARGE PAYABLE BY A PERSON FOUND GUILTY OF FARE EVASION WAS 50 TIMES THE MAXIMUM ADULT SINGLE FARE AT THE TIME THE SURCHARGE WAS TO BE PAID, HE SAID.

PART II DEALT WITH ADMISSION OF PERSONS TO RAILWAY PREMISES AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY ON THE PREMISES.

PART IV SET OUT RULES OF CONDUCT FOR PERSONS ON RAILWAY PREMISES, WITH BY-LAW 27(B) PROHIBITING THE CONSUMPTION OF FOOD OR BEVERAGES WITHIN A TRAIN OR THE PAID AREA OF THE RAILWAY.

PART V PROHIBITED HAWK ING, LOITERING, BILL POSTING AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES ON RAILWAY PREMISES WHILE PART VI PROVIDED FOR THE REMOVAL AND DETENTION OF VEHICLES LEFT WITHOUT PERMISSION ON RAILWAY PREMISES AND FOR THE CONTROL OF TRAFFIC ON THE PREMISES.

PART VII OF THE BY-LAWS PROHIBITED THE UNAUTHORISED POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS GOODS ON RAILWAY PREMISES AND PART VII| PROVIDED FOR THE RETURN OR DISPOSAL OF LOST PROPERTY.

LASTLY, PART IX EMPOWERED RAILWAY OFFICIALS TO REQUIRE PROOF OF IDENTITY FROM A PERSON SUSPECTED OF CONTRAVENING THE BY-LAWS, AND FURTHER PROVIDED FOR OFFENCES AND PENALTIES, MR GREWAL SAID.

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AMENDMENTS TO ENSURE MODERN' PEAK TRAM *****

THE FURTHER AMENDMENTS PROPOSED TO THE PEAK TRAMWAY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1985 WERE DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT THE PEAK TRAMWAY COMPANY WOULD UNDERTAKE TO MODERNISE THE TRAMWAY IF IT WAS TO ENJOY THE RIGHT TO OPERATE IT FOR A FULL 20-YEAR TERM, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON HARNAM GREWAL, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MR GREWAL WAS MOVING AMENDMENTS TO THE PEAK TRAMWAY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1985 BEFORE 1TS SECOND READING.

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