Hong Kong Regulations

NORTH-WEST RAILWAY BY-LAWS - BYLAW 9

Failures to pay fare, etc.

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(1) Save as provided under paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6), no person
prior to leaving any bus or the railway shall fail to or refuse to pay any
fare or other sum payable to the Corporation in accordance with these by-laws.
(L.N. 6 of 1998)

(2) When a person is liable to pay a surcharge, payment shall be made
immediately on demand by an official and payment shall be made to the official
demanding the surcharge.

(3) When a person aged 16 years and over is unable in the opinion of an
official to make immediate payment of a surcharge, the demand of the surcharge
by the Corporation shall be made by way of service of a notice in writing and
the person upon whom the notice is served shall sign the notice and shall make
payment of the surcharge not later than 14 days from the date of service of
the notice.

(4) When a person under the age of 16 years is unable in the opinion of an
official to make immediate payment of the surcharge, the demand of the
surcharge by the Corporation shall be made by way of service of a notice in
writing upon his parent, legal guardian or next of kin and the person who
receives the notice shall make payment of the surcharge not later than 14 days
from the date of the notice.

(5) The decision as to whether a person is unable to make immediate payment of
a surcharge shall be in the absolute discretion of an official dealing with
tickets or passengers and shall be final and binding for all purposes without
liability of whatever nature for any loss and damage whatsoever and howsoever
arising from any such decision.

(6) The Corporation shall be entitled at its own discretion to deduct the
surcharge wholly or in part from any smart card held by any passenger liable
in respect thereof. (L.N. 6 of 1998) (L.N. 205 of 1994)