PART II

General Provisions Relating to Public Service Vehicles

Regulation of conduct etc. of drivers, inspectors, conductors and passengers

Regulation of conduct of passengers.
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Regulations may make provision generally as to the conduct of passengers on public service vehicles or tramcars and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision) for—
a
authorising the removal from a public service vehicle or tramcar of a person infringing the regulations by the driver, inspector or conductor of the vehicle or on the request of the driver, inspector or conductor by a police constable;
b
requiring a passenger in a public service vehicle or tramcar who is reasonably suspected by the driver, inspector or conductor thereof of contravening the regulations to give his name and address to the driver, inspector or conductor on demand;
c
requiring a passenger to declare, if so requested by the driver, inspector or conductor, the journey he intends to take or has taken in the vehicle, and to pay the fare for the whole of that journey and to accept any ticket provided therefor;
d
requiring, on demand being made for the purpose by the driver, inspector or conductor, production during the journey and surrender at the end of the journey by the holder thereof of any ticket issued to him;
e
requiring a passenger, if so requested by the driver, inspector or conductor, to leave the vehicle on the completion of the journey the fare for which he has paid;
f
requiring the surrender by the holder thereof on the expiry of the period for which it is issued of a ticket issued to him.
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Subject to section 68(1) of this Act, if a person contravenes, or fails to comply with, a provision of regulations having effect by virtue of this section, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
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In the application of this section to Scotland, subsection (1)(b) shall have effect as if after the word “address” there were inserted the words “to a police constable or”
S. 25 applied (with modifications) (21.7.1994) by 1994 c. xv, s. 63(1)
S. 25 applied (with modifications) (1.7.1994) S.I. 1994/1761, art. 25(1)
S. 25 applied (21.7.1994) by 1994 c. xi, s. 47(1)
Words in s. 25(1) inserted (31.1.1993) by Transport and Works Act 1992 (c. 42), s. 61(3); S.I. 1992/3144, art. 3, Sch.
S. 25(2) repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95), s. 119, Sch. 7 Pt. I
S. 25(3) restricted (21.7.1994) by 1994 c. xv, s. 55(1)(2)(b)
S. 25(3) restricted (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 245, Sch. 17, para. 8(1)(2)(3)(c)(4) (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(2)(c), Sch. Pt. 3
Words substituted by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 46 and (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), s. 289G
Pt. II (ss. 6–29) amended by Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52, SIF 107:1), s. 187(3)