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Repeal of Ordinance No. 21 of 1909, s. 34.

Amendment

of Ordinance

No. 21 of 1909, s. 35.

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(c) for regulating the receipt, transportation and delivery of goods to be carried over the railway and all matters connected therewith, together with the restrictions to be placed upon dangerous and offensive, perishable or fragile goods, or other classes of goods;

(d) for prescribing the terms upon which any goods or class of goods will be received for carriage by the railway;

(e) for regulating the receipt, transport and delivery of animals over the railway, and the terms upon which they will be received for carriage by the railway and the restrictions placed upon such carri-

age;

(f) for regulating the hours of employment and the work to be done by railway ser- vants;

(g) for regulating the conduct and control of of all persons working for or on the rail- way whilst on the railway premises, rolling stock or property;

(h) for prescribing the procedure to be

followed in the case of accidents;

(i) for prescribing forms;

(j) for such other purposes as

may be

necessary to carry out effectively the provisions of this Ordinance.

(3) All rules made under this section, unless some other date be fixed by such regulation shall come into operation on the day on which such rules are made, and it shall not be necessary to publish such rules in the gazette.

(4) The administrator shall keep at each station a epy in English and Chinese of the rules made under this section and shall allow any person to inspect any such copy at all reasonable times.

6. Section 34 of the Railways Ordinance, 1909, is repealed.

7. Sub-sections (2), (3), (4) and (5) of section 35 of the Railways Ordinance, 1909, are repealed and the follow- ing sub-sections are substituted therefor :-

(2) If any person employed on the railway is alleged to have committed any breach of any rule made under section 32, the manager may, in lieu of prosecuting such person, inquire sum- marily into such allegation, and if he is of opinion that the allegation is established he may impose on such person a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars.

(3) Unless the penalty be paid, the amount of such penalty may be deducted from the pay of the person on whom the penalty was imposed : Provided that no sum greater than the amount of seven days pay shall be so deducted in any one month from the pay of any such person, except upon the termination of his employment.

(4) An appeal to the Governor shall lie from any penalty imposed by the manager under this section.

(5) Every appeal to the Governor under this section shall be by means of a written petition setting forth the facts complained of and such petition shall be sent to the Colonial Secretary not later than fourteen days after the commission of the act giving the right to appeal.