PART 5PENALTY FARES

Interpretation of Part 559

1

In this Part unless the context otherwise requires—

  • “authorised person” means, in relation to any purpose, a person authorised for that purpose by the promoter;

  • “fare ticket” means a ticket authorising the person in respect of whom it is issued to travel on a tramcar;

  • “general travel authority” means any permit, other than a fare ticket, authorising the person in respect of whom it is issued to travel on a tramcar;

  • “passenger” means a person travelling on a tramcar;

  • “penalty fare” means a penalty fare payable pursuant to article 61 (penalty fares);

  • “the penalty fare provisions” means articles 61 (penalty fares) to 66 (exclusion of double liability); and

  • “tramway stop” means a station or other regular stopping place on the authorised tramway at which passengers may get on or off tramcars.

2

Any reference in this Part to a passenger producing a fare ticket or general travel authority on being required to do so by an authorised person is a reference to producing, when so required, a fare ticket or general travel authority which, either by itself or together with any other document produced by the passenger at the same time, is valid for the journey made by the passenger.

3

For the purposes of paragraph (2), a passenger who is on a tramcar shall be taken to have made a journey ending at the next scheduled tramway stop.