# The Felixstowe Branch Line and Ipswich Yard Improvement Order 2008, Article 43: Trespass


(1) Any person who—
(a) trespasses on any part of the railway; or
(b) trespasses on any land of the undertaker in dangerous proximity to the railway or to any electrical or other apparatus used for or in connection with the operation of the railway,
shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(2) No person shall be convicted of an offence under this article unless it is shown that a notice warning the public not to trespass on the railway was clearly exhibited and maintained at the station or level crossing on the railway nearest the place where the offence is alleged to have been committed.
(3) If the railway or any part of it is transferred to Network Rail under article 39(4) (agreements with Network Rail) this article shall cease to apply to the railway or to the part of it that has been so transferred.
(4) In this article “the railway” means the railway forming part of the authorised works.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2512/article/43 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/felixstowe-branch-line-and-ipswich-yard-improvement-order-2008/article-43
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

