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[接上页] (3) No passenger shall be entitled to make a claim in respect of a ticket incorrectly issued or any change incorrectly tendered after he has left any ticket office of the Corporation. (4) The Corporation shall not be liable in any way whatsoever for any error, mistake or omission or for any other error, mistake, mis-statement or omission in any matter arising from the issue or failure or omission to issue any ticket on the part of the Corporation. (Enacted 1985) Cap 372B bylaw 23 Appropriate fare for use in automatic vending machine A passenger using an automatic ticket vending machine shall insert not less than the appropriate fare in legal tender for the purchase of a ticket and shall forthwith examine any ticket thus issued and no passenger shall be entitled to any refund of any amount in excess of the appropriate fare inserted into an automatic ticket vending machine. (Enacted 1985) Cap 372B bylaw 24 Number of children allowed to travel free of charge (1) Except when otherwise specified in the appropriate publications, notices, lists or tables issued by or on behalf of the Corporation up to two children under 3 years of age may accompany each adult passenger free of charge provided that such child or children do not occupy a seat or seats that are required for other passengers. (2) Any child or children under 3 years of age exceeding two in number accompanying each adult passenger shall be liable to pay a fare equivalent to one half of the appropriate adult fare. (3) Any child or children over 3 years of age but under 12 years of age shall pay one half of the appropriate adult fare whether or not such child or children occupy a seat each. (Enacted 1985) Cap 372B bylaw 25 Payment of any fare, excess charge, surcharge etc. (1) Save as provided under by-laws 6 and 25A, no passenger or person shall before leaving the paid area fail forthwith to pay any fare, excess charge, surcharge or any other sum leviable or payable under these by-laws. (L.N. 203 of 1994) (2) Any such sum so leviable or payable under these by-laws or howsoever otherwise payable whether by way of debt, damages, costs, loss or expense or otherwise as the case may be shall be recoverable by the Corporation or its lawful agents as the case may be as a debt due on demand and shall be recoverable and enforceable as a civil debt. (3) The Corporation shall be entitled at its own discretion to deduct the whole or part of any fare, excess charge, surcharge or other sum leviable or payable under these by-laws from any smart card held by any passenger liable in respect thereof. (L.N. 4 of 1998) (Enacted 1985) Cap 372B bylaw 25A Deferred payment of surcharge (1) When a person is liable to pay a surcharge or excess charge, payment shall be made immediately on demand by a member of the staff or an authorized person and such payment shall be made to a member of the staff or an authorized person demanding the surcharge. (2) When a person aged 16 years and over is unable in the opinion of a member of the staff or an authorized person 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. (3) Any person on whom a notice under paragraph (2) is served 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 a member of the staff or an authorized person 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 service 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 of any loss and damage whatsoever and howsoever arising from any such decision. (6) For the purposes of paragraphs (2) and (4), the giving of authorization to enter or leave the paid area by the Corporation shall in no way be treated as a waiver of the Corporation's entitlement to the surcharge. (L.N. 203 of 1994) Cap 372B bylaw 26 Loss or damage to articles or objects left on the railway premises The Corporation shall not be liable for loss or damage, including consequential and non-pecuniary loss, howsoever arising from any damage to, or delay of, or detention of, or loss of articles or objects left on the railway premises or any part thereof including trains belonging to the Corporation and all articles or objects so found therein shall as between the finder and the Corporation be deemed to be in the possession of the Corporation and shall be given immediately into the custody of any member of the staff or an authorized person. |