Lawgist56Power to refuse to carry persons suffering from infectious or contagious diseases
(1) A person suffering from such infectious or contagious diseases, as may be prescribed, shall not enter or remain in any carriage on a railway or travel in a train without the permission of a railway servant authorised in this behalf.
(2) The railway servant giving permission under sub-section (1), shall arrange for the separation of the person suffering from such disease from other persons in the train and such person shall be carried in the train subject to such other conditions as may be prescribed.
(3) Any person who enters or remains in any carriage or travels in a train without permission as required under sub-section (1) or in contravention of any condition prescribed under sub-section (2), such person and a person accompanying him shall be liable to the forfeiture of their passes or tickets and removal from railway by any railway servant.
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- 49 Exhibition of certain timings and tables of fares at stations
- 50 Supply of tickets on payment of fare
- 51 Provision for case in which ticket is issued for class or train not having accommodation for additional passengers
- 52 Cancellation of ticket and refund
- 53 Prohibition against transfer of certain tickets
- 54 Exhibition and surrender of passes and tickets
- 55 Prohibition against travelling without pass or ticket
- 56 Power to refuse to carry persons suffering from infectious or contagious diseases
- 57 Maximum number of passengers for each compartment
- 58 Earmarking of compartment, etc., for ladies
- 59 Communications between passengers and railway servant in charge of train
- 60 Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter
