Railways Act 1991 · Updated to 1 Sep 2012 · Part VII · Powers of Railway Companies
38. Fares to be prepaid and passengers’ tickets to be delivered up on demand
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railway
“railway” means any kind of railway for the public carriage of passengers or goods or both, or any portion thereof, and includes— (a) all rails, beams, cables, sidings, or branches worked over for the purposes of, or in connection with, a railway; (b) all rolling-stock used for the purposes of traffic; and (c) in so far as the context allows, a railway under construction by or for any railway company, but does not include— (d) the Sabah Railway; (e) any railway used or, in the case of a railway to be constructed, intended to be used, by any person for the carriage of goods within any premises occupied by such person; and (f) any railway used or, in the case of a railway to be constructed, intended to be used, wholly or mainly for the carriage of passengers within any amusement or recreational premises;
Every person intending to travel on a railway shall, upon
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payment of his fare, be furnished with a ticket specifying the class of coach or accommodation for, and the station or place from, and the station or place to, which the fare has been paid, and shall, when required to do so, show his ticket to any railway official duly authorized to examine the ticket, and shall deliver up the ticket upon demand to any railway official duly authorized to collect tickets.
fare
“fare” includes all sums received or receivable and all sums charged or chargeable for the conveyance of passengers;
Any person travelling without a ticket or not producing or delivering up his ticket as aforesaid shall be liable to pay to the railway company—
railway company
“railway company” includes any person or persons, whether incorporated or not, who are owners or lessees of a railway or parties to an agreement for working a railway;
the fare for the distance travelled or, where there is any doubt as to the station or place from which he started, the fare from the station or place from which the railway originally started; and
a special charge as prescribed under any regulations made under this Act.
Such fare and special charge shall be paid on demand to any railway official duly authorized to collect tickets, and if not so paid, payment thereof may be recovered by the railway company by action at law.
railway official
“railway official” means any person employed by or on behalf of any railway company to perform any function in connection with a railway;