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CONFIDENTIAL

機密

Offence of negligent act or omission by employee.

1A NNEX TO XCC(79) 63B

23D. (1) An employee of the Corporation commits

an offence if, in connexion with his duty, he

negligently does or omits to do anything in relation

to the operation of any part of the railway after that

part has come into public use, and the safety of any

person travelling or being upon the railway is thereby

endangered, or likely to be endangered.

(2) An employee who commits an offence under

subsection (1) is liable to a fine of $5 000 and

imprisonment for 6 months.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1)

negligence is the failure to exercise such care or

skill as a reasonable employee in the situation would

exercise.

G.F. 323

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