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RAILWAYS.

No. 21 of 1909.

1777

shall not be responsible in any case for an amount exceeding the value of the goods calculated in accordance with the description contained in the false account.

Accidents.

28. When any of the following accidents occur in the Report of working of any railway:

(1) any accident attended with loss of human life or with grievous bodily harm or with serious injury to property;

(2) any collision between trains one of which is a train carrying passengers;

(3) the derailment of any train carrying passengers or any part of such a train;

(4) any accident of a description usually attended with loss of life or with grievous bodily harm or with serious injury to property; or

(5) any accident of any other description which the Governor in Council may notify in this behalf in the Gazette; the administration shall without unnecessary delay send notice of the accident to the Colonial Secretary, and the station master nearest to the place where the accident occurred, or where there is no station master the official in charge of that part of the railway on which the accident occurred, shall give notice of the accident to the officer in charge of the nearest police station.

Accidents.

29. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to Power to make rules for all or any of the following purposes:--

make rules regarding

(1) for prescribing the forms of the notices mentioned in notices, etc. section 28, and the particulars of the accident which those notices are to contain;

(2) for prescribing the class of accidents of which notice is to be sent by telegraph immediately after the accident has occurred;

(3) for prescribing the duties of railway officials or police officers on the occurrence of an accident; and

(4) for holding inquiries into accidents.

* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.

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RAILWAYS. No. 21 of 1909. 1777 shall not be responsible in any case for an amount exceeding the value of the goods calculated in accordance with the description contained in the false account. Accidents. 28. When any of the following accidents occur in the Report of working of any railway: (1) any accident attended with loss of human life or with grievous bodily harm or with serious injury to property; (2) any collision between trains one of which is a train carrying passengers; (3) the derailment of any train carrying passengers or any part of such a train; (4) any accident of a description usually attended with loss of life or with grievous bodily harm or with serious injury to property; or (5) any accident of any other description which the Governor in Council may notify in this behalf in the Gazette; the administration shall without unnecessary delay send notice of the accident to the Colonial Secretary, and the station master nearest to the place where the accident occurred, or where there is no station master the official in charge of that part of the railway on which the accident occurred, shall give notice of the accident to the officer in charge of the nearest police station. Accidents. 29. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to Power to make rules for all or any of the following purposes:-- make rules regarding (1) for prescribing the forms of the notices mentioned in notices, etc. section 28, and the particulars of the accident which those notices are to contain; (2) for prescribing the class of accidents of which notice is to be sent by telegraph immediately after the accident has occurred; (3) for prescribing the duties of railway officials or police officers on the occurrence of an accident; and (4) for holding inquiries into accidents. * As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924. Page 10 Page 11
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: RAILWAYS. No. 21 of 1909. 1777 shall not be responsible in any case for an amount exceeding the value of the goods calculated in accordance with the description contained in the false account. Accidents. 28. When any of the following accidents occur in the Report of working of any railway: (1) any accident attended with loss of human life or with grievous bodily harm or with serious injury to property; (2) any collision between trains one of which is a train carrying passengers; (3) the derailment of any train carrying passengers or any part of such a train; (4) any accident of a description usually attended with loss of life or with grievous bodily harm or with serious injury. to property; or (5) any accident of any other description which the Gover- nor in Council may notify in this behalf in the Gazette; the administration shall without unnecessary delay send notice of the accident to the Colonial Secretary, and the station master nearest to the place where the accident occurred, or where there is no station master the official in charge of that part of the railway on which the accident occurred, shall give notice of the accident to the officer in charge of the nearest police station. accidents. 29. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to Power to make rules for all or any of the following purposes :-- make rules regarding * (1) for prescribing the forms of the notices mentioned in notices, etc. section 28, and the particulars of the accident which those notices are to contain; (2) for prescribing the class of accidents of which notice is to be sent by telegraph immediately after the accident has occurred; (3) for prescribing the duties of railway officials or police officers on the occurrence of an accident; and (4) for holding inquiries into accidents. * As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924. Page 10Page 11
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RAILWAYS.

No. 21 of 1909.

1777

shall not be responsible in any case for an amount exceeding the value of the goods calculated in accordance with the description contained in the false account.

Accidents.

28. When any of the following accidents occur in the Report of working of any railway:

(1) any accident attended with loss of human life or with grievous bodily harm or with serious injury to property;

(2) any collision between trains one of which is a train carrying passengers;

(3) the derailment of any train carrying passengers or any part of such a train;

(4) any accident of a description usually attended with loss of life or with grievous bodily harm or with serious injury. to property; or

(5) any accident of any other description which the Gover- nor in Council may notify in this behalf in the Gazette; the administration shall without unnecessary delay send notice of the accident to the Colonial Secretary, and the station master nearest to the place where the accident occurred, or where there is no station master the official in charge of that part of the railway on which the accident occurred, shall give notice of the accident to the officer in charge of the nearest police station.

accidents.

29. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to Power to make rules for all or any of the following purposes :--

make rules

regarding

*

(1) for prescribing the forms of the notices mentioned in notices, etc. section 28, and the particulars of the accident which those notices are to contain;

(2) for prescribing the class of accidents of which notice is to be sent by telegraph immediately after the accident has occurred;

(3) for prescribing the duties of railway officials or police officers on the occurrence of an accident; and

(4) for holding inquiries into accidents.

* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.

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