1804
No. 21 of 1909.
RAILWAYS.
Discretion of Manager as to prosecution.
Limitation.
Fares to be prepaid.
Passenger tickets to be given up on demand.
Fare and freight to be accepted conditionally.
by any such penalty as aforesaid may appeal to the Governor, whose decision shall be final.
(4) The imposition of penalties under sub-section (3) hereof upon any officer or servant employed on the railway shall (subject to the appeal hereinbefore provided for) be wholly within the discretion of the manager, and should it appear to the manager that the offence or misconduct in respect of which any such penalty shall have been incurred would be better dealt with by a criminal prosecution such prosecution may be instituted in lieu of the imposition of any such penalty.
(5) This section shall not apply to any railway official who is in receipt of a salary of £100 or 1,000 dollars per annum or upwards.
36. No person, unless exempted from the payment of fare by or under any general rule made under section 32, shall enter any carriage used on a railway or any steamer belonging to the administration for the purpose of travelling therein without having first paid his fare and obtained a ticket. Every person not so exempted desirous of travelling on the railway shall upon payment of his fare be furnished with a ticket specifying the class of carriage for and the station, from and the station to which the fare has been paid, and shall when required show his ticket to any railway official duly authorised to examine the same, and shall deliver up such ticket upon demand to any railway official duly authorised to collect tickets. Any person not so exempted not producing or delivering up his ticket as aforesaid shall be liable to pay the fare from the place whence the train or steamer originally started unless he can prove that he has travelled a less distance, in which case he shall be liable to pay the fare only from the place whence he has travelled.
37. The fare or freight paid for the conveyance of passengers or goods respectively shall be deemed to be accepted only upon condition that there be room in the train. In case there is not room for all the passengers or goods those passengers who have tickets for the longest distance shall have the preference, and those who have tickets for the same distance shall have the preference according to the order in which they have received their tickets: and the like order shall be observed as to goods. Provided that all
* As amended by No. 44 of 1911 and No. 12 of 1912.
* As amended by No. 12 of 1912 and No. 13 of 1912.
1804
No. 21 of 1909.
RAILWAYS.
Discretion of Manager as to prosecu- tion.
Limitation.
Fares to be prepaid.
*
Passenger
tickets to be given up on demand.
Fare and freight to be accepted
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by any such penalty as aforesaid may appeal to the Governor, whose decision shall be final.
(4) The imposition of penalties under sub-section (3) hereof upon any officer or servant employed on the railway shall (subject to the appeal hereinbefore provided for) be wholly within the discretion of the manager, and should it appear to the manager that the offence or misconduct in respect of which any such penalty shall have been incurred would be better dealt with by a criminal prosecution such prosecution may be instituted in lieu of the imposition of any such penalty.
(5) This section shall not apply to any railway official who is in receipt of a salary of £100 or 1,000 dollars per annum or upwards.
36. No person, unless exempted from the payment of fare by or under any general rule made under section 32, shall enter any carriage used on a railway or any steamer belonging to the adminis- tration for the purpose of travelling therein without having first paid his fare and obtained a ticket. Every person not so exempted desirous of travelling on the railway shall upon payment of his fare be furnished with a ticket specifying the class of carriage for and the station, from and the station to which the fare has been paid, and shall when required show his ticket to any railway official duly authorised to examine the same, and shall deliver up such ticket upon demand to any railway official duly authorised to collect tickets. Any person not so exempted not producing or delivering up his ticket as aforesaid shall be liable to pay the fare from the place whence the train or steamer originally started unless he can prove that he has travelled a less distance, in which case he shall be liable to pay the fare only from the place whence he has travelled.
37. The fare or freight paid for the conveyance of passengers or goods respectively shall be deemed to be accepted only upon conditionally. condition that there be room in the train. In case there is not room for all the passengers or goods those passengers who have tickets for the longest distance shall have the preference, and those who have tickets for the same distance shall have the preference according to the order in which they have received their tickets: and the like order shall be observed as to goods. Provided that all
* As amended by No. 44 of 1911 and No. 12 of 1912.
As amended by No. 12 of 1912 and No. 13 of 1912.
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