Railways.
[CAP. 99
giving no
or false
44. Any such owner or person as aforesaid who, upon demand by any railway official, fails to give such account or wilfully gives a false account shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine of one hundred dollars for every ton of goods and of fifty dollars for any quantity less than a ton.
[47]
Schedule.
goods of a
or offensive
45. (1) No person shall carry or cause to be carried upon a railway any dangerous goods as defined by section 2 of the Dangerous Goods Ordinance, 1873, or any goods which may be declared dangerous or offensive by any general rule made under section 29 of this Ordinance, except in accordance with the provisions of any general rule made under the last-mentioned section.
(2) Any person who carries upon or delivers for carriage by the railway any such dangerous goods without distinctly declaring the nature of the same shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars.
(3) It shall be lawful for any railway official to refuse to carry any luggage or parcel, vessel or package that may be suspected to contain dangerous or offensive goods and to require the same to be opened, and in case any such luggage or parcel, vessel or package shall have been received for the purpose of being carried on the railway, it shall be lawful for any railway official to stop the transit thereof until he is satisfied that the nature and contents of the luggage or parcel, vessel or package are not dangerous or offensive.
[48]
(1 of 1873.)
48 of 1948, Schedule.
suffering from
not allowed
Schedule.
46. Any person knowingly suffering from leprosy, smallpox or other contagious or infectious disease who travels by any railway except in accordance with any rules made in that behalf shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars; and if any person whilst travelling be discovered to be so suffering it shall be lawful for any railway official to remove him from the carriage and from the railway premises at the first opportunity, and such person may in addition to any fine be ordered to pay the amount of any expenses incurred in the disinfection of any carriage or portion of a carriage occupied by him while so travelling. Every such carriage or portion of a carriage shall be properly
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Railways.
[CAP. 99
giving no
or false
44. Any such owner or person as aforesaid who, upon Penalty for demand by any railway official, fails to give such account or account wilfully gives a false account shall upon summary conviction account. be liable to a fine of one hundred dollars for every ton of goods and of fifty dollars for any quantity less than a 48 of 1948,
[47]
ton.
Schedule.
goods of a
or offensive
45. (1) No person shall carry or cause to be carried Carriage of upon a railway any dangerous goods as defined by section 2 dangerous of the Dangerous Goods Ordinance, 1873, or any goods nature. which may be declared dangerous or offensive by any general rule made under section 29 of this Ordinance, except in accordance with the provisions of any general rule made under the last-mentioned section.
(2) Any person who carries upon or delivers for carriage by the railway any such dangerous goods without distinctly declaring the nature of the same shall upon sum- mary conviction be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars.
(3) It shall be lawful for any railway official to refuse to carry any luggage or parcel, vessel or package that may be suspected to contain dangerous or offensive goods and and to require the same to be opened, and in case any such luggage or parcel, vessel or package shall have been received for the purpose of being carried on the railway, it shall be lawful for any railway official to stop the transit thereof until he is satisfied that the nature and contents of the luggage or parcel, vessel or package are not dangerous or offensive.
[48]
(1 of 1873.)
48 of 1948, Schedule.
suffering from
not allowed
Schedule.
46. Any person knowingly suffering from leprosy, Persons smallpox or other contagious or infectious disease who travels leprosy, etc., by any railway except in accordance with any rules made in to travel. that behalf shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars; and if any person whilst travelling 48 of 1948, be discovered to be so suffering it shall be lawful for any railway official to remove him from the carriage and from the railway premises at the first opportunity, and such person may in addition to any fine be ordered to pay the amount of any expenses incurred in the disinfection of any carriage or portion of a carriage occupied by him while so travelling. Every such carriage or portion of a carriage shall be properly
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