High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021

Regulation of Railways Act 1889 (c. 57)

5 In its application to Phase 2a of High Speed 2, or a train all or part of whose journey is on Phase 2a of High Speed 2, section 5 of the Regulation of Railways Act 1889 has effect as follows—

(a) section 5(1) (failure to produce ticket, pay fare or give name and address) has effect as if the maximum fine which may be imposed on summary conviction of the offence for which it provides were level 2 on the standard scale (instead of level 1);

(b) section 5(2) (power to arrest passenger who fails to produce ticket and refuses to give name and address) has effect as if after “refuses” there were inserted “or fails”;

(c) section 5(3) (travel with intent to avoid payment of fare) has effect as if the maximum fine which may be imposed on summary conviction of the offence for which it provides were level 3 on the standard scale (instead of level 2).