Railway Safety Act 2005
Unlawful use of system of communication between passengers and train drivers.
118.—Where a F132[railway organisation] provides an emergency cord or other system of emergency communication between the passengers and the driver of a train, any person who uses that cord or system without reasonable and sufficient cause is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €3,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 month, or to both.
Annotations
Amendments:
F132
Substituted (25.11.2013) by European Union (Railway Safety) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 444 of 2013), reg. 20(1)(d).
Editorial Notes:
E99
A fine of €3,000 translates into a class B fine, not greater than €4,000, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 5(2) and table ref. no. 1, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.