Greater Nottingham Light Rapid Transit Act 1994

62 Byelaws relating to LRT system

(1) The undertakers may make byelaws regulating the use of and, working of, and travel on, the LRT system, the maintenance of order on the LRT system and on the undertakers' premises or other facilities provided in connection with the LRT system and the conduct of all persons including officers and servants of the undertakers while on those premises.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, byelaws under this section may contain provisions—

(a) with respect to tickets issued for travel on the LRT system, the payment of fares and charges and the evasion of payment of fares and charges;

(b) with respect to interference with, or obstruction of, the working of the LRT system or other facilities provided in connection with the LRT system;

(c) for prohibiting or regulating the carriage of dangerous goods on the LRT system;

(d) regulating the use of vehicles (other than tramcars) on any road along which a tramway is laid;

(e) with respect to the use of tobacco or other substances and the prevention of nuisances;

(f) for regulating the passage of bicycles and other vehicles on ways and other places intended for the use of persons on foot within railway premises of the undertakers, not being premises within the boundary of any street;

(g) for the safe custody and re-delivery or disposal of property found in premises of the undertakers forming part of, or provided in connection with, the LRT system, or elswhere on the LRT system and for fixing the charges which may be made in respect thereof; and

(h) for prohibiting or restricting the placing or leaving of any vehicle without its driver on any authorised railway, or in premises of the undertakers forming part of the LRT system.

(3) Byelaws made under this section may provide that any person contravening them shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding for each offence level 3 on the standard scale.

(4) Without prejudice to the taking of proceedings under subsection (3) above, if the contravention of any byelaw having effect under this section is attended with danger or annoyance to the public, or hindrance to the undertakers in the conduct of the LRT system, it shall be lawful for the undertakers summarily to take action to obviate or remove the danger, annoyance or hindrance.

(5) In subsection (4) above the reference to action to obviate or remove danger, annoyance or hindrance includes, in the case of a vehicle parked in any part of any premises provided in connection with the LRT system which is not a public highway, in contravention of any byelaw having effect under this section, action to fix to the vehicle a device or appliance for thepurpose of preventing it from being driven or put in motion, together with a notice specifying the steps to be taken to secure the release of the vehicle from the device or appliance.

(6) Subsections (5) to (11) of section 67 of the [1962 c. 46.] Transport Act 1962 (confirmation of byelaws) shall apply to any byelaws made by the undertakers under this section as if for references to the board, or to the board in question, there were substituted references to the undertakers.