Rapid Transit Systems Regulations

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4 Fit state to travel

6 Smoking prohibited in designated areas

7 Large items of luggage prohibited

8 Animals prohibited

10 Sewage, waste and offensive matter

11 Compliance with instructions

12 No entry into train when it is full

13 Feet not to be placed on seats

14 No consumption of food or drinks

15 Spitting and littering prohibited

16 Musical instruments, etc., not to be used

17 Passenger not to cause nuisance

18 Loitering prohibited

19 Missiles, etc., not to be thrown on or from railway premises

20 Certain areas of train not accessible to passengers

21 Hawking, begging, touting, etc., prohibited

22 Meddling with plant and equipment

23 No sitting on stairway or handrail of escalators

24 Misuse of escalator

25 Misuse of emergency or safety device

26 Unlawful operation of platform screen doors

27 Wrongfully entering or leaving trains

28 Damage to railway property

29 Causing obstruction and danger

30 Change machines to be used for purchasing ticket only

31 Entry and travel prohibited without ticket

32 Conditions of issue of tickets

34 Compliance with conditions of issue of tickets

35 Use of concession tickets

36 Tickets contain no warranty or acceptance of liability

37 Passengers to examine tickets and change

38 Damaging, etc., a ticket

39 Travel where ticket is lost, damaged or expired

40 Travel beyond value of ticket

41 Handing in tickets

42 Failure to pay fares or administrative charge

43 Exchanges and refunds

44 Motor vehicles not to be left on railway premises

45 Dealing with vehicles left on railway premises

46 Vehicle drivers to comply with signs, etc

47 Dangerous driving

48 Vehicles prohibited on certain parts of railway premises

49 Lost property to be handed over

50 Disposal of lost property

51 Removal of persons from railway

52 Offences and penalties

53 Composition of offences

54 Saving of Authority’s rights

55 Liability of staff

Rapid Transit Systems Act

(Chapter 263A, Section 42)

Rapid Transit Systems Regulations

Rg 1

REVISED EDITION 1997

(25th March 1992)

[26th October 1987]

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Rapid Transit Systems Regulations.

Definitions

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“administrative charge” means such amount, not exceeding $5, as may be specified in the conditions of issue of tickets;

“authorised person” means any officer, employee or agent of the Authority, or of its licensee, acting in the execution of his duty upon or in connection with the railway;

“concession ticket” means a ticket issued to any person who is eligible for the ticket in accordance with the conditions of issue of tickets;

“conditions of issue” means the conditions of issue of tickets for travel upon the railway published from time to time by the Authority or its licensee and posted at its stations;

“fare” means the fare payable by any passenger to whom or on whose behalf a ticket is issued by or on behalf of the Authority or its licensee or by an agent of the Authority or its licensee for use on the railway;

“paid area” means that part of the railway premises set aside for the use of fare-paying passengers and provided with ticket gates for the purposes of entry or exit;

“passenger” means any person to whom or on whose behalf a ticket is issued and who is lawfully within the paid area during the hours of business of the Authority or its licensee;

“ticket” means any form of ticket, pass or permit issued by or on behalf of the Authority or its licensee or by an agent of the Authority or its licensee for the conveyance of any passenger on the railway;

“ticket office” means any office or sales counter operated by or on behalf of the Authority or its licensee which is duly authorised to issue a ticket;

“train” means any train (or carriage or compartment thereof) owned by or in the possession of the Authority or its licensee;

“unpaid area” means any part of the railway premises other than that which constitutes the paid area.

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