Railways Act 1991 · Updated to 1 Sep 2012 · Part IX · Offences and Penalties
74. Apprehension of offenders
Feedback & supportAny person found committing or attempting to commit an offence against this Act or any regulations made thereunder may be arrested, without warrant, by any railway official or by any police officer or by any other person whom such official or police officer may call to his aid, and every person so arrested shall, with all convenient despatch, be taken to the nearest police station to be dealt with according to 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;
Provided that a railway official shall not effect any such arrest outside the railway premises.
railway premises
“railway premises” means all premises under the control of or occupied or used by any railway company;
Recovery of fares, charges or damages
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When any person is convicted before a court of criminal jurisdiction for an offence against any of the provisions of this Act or any regulations made thereunder, the court may, in addition to imposing any penalty under this Act, fix or assess the amount of any fare, charge, damages, expenses or sum of money whatsoever which may have become payable by such
fare
“fare” includes all sums received or receivable and all sums charged or chargeable for the conveyance of passengers;
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person to the railway company, and order such amount to be paid by such person 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;
Nothing in subsection (1) shall prevent the recovery of any fare, charge, damages, expenses or other sum of money whatsoever which may have become payable by any person to a railway company by way of a civil claim before a court of civil jurisdiction.