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Article 7 Restrictions and conditions as to working of Company’s railway

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(1)

The Company shall not use upon the Company’s railway any engine, carriage or truck bringing any weight upon the rails by any one pair of wheels exceeding such weight as the Secretary of State may allow.

(2)

The Company shall not run any train or engine upon any part of the Company’s railway at a rate of speed exceeding at any time that fixed by the Secretary of State for such part.

(3)

No part of the Company’s railway shall be used for the conveyance of passengers without prior written permission of the Secretary of State and the Company shall comply with the conditions (if any) that the Secretary of State may from time to time prescribe for the safety of persons using the Company’s railway.

(4)

If the Company contravene any of the provisions of this article they shall for each offence be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.