Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001

Unlawful use of railway.

65

65.—A person who uses or attempts to use, on a railway that has been built pursuant to a railway order, a vehicle with flange wheels or wheels suitable only for use on the rails of a railway without the written consent of the railway undertaking is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding F109[5,000] or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

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Amendments:

F109

Substituted (18.12.2005) by Railway Safety Act 2005 (31/2005), s. 135(g), commenced on enactment. A fine of €5,000 translates into a class A fine, not greater than €5,000, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 4(3) and table ref. no. 1, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.