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Restriction of weight on rails and of speed and as to conveyance of passengers
7.—(1) The Society shall not use upon the Society’s railway any engine, carriage or truck bringing any weight upon the rails by any one pair of wheels exceeding such weight as the Secretary of State may allow.
(2) The Society shall not run any train or engine upon any part of the Society’s railway at a rate of speed exceeding at any time that fixed by the Secretary of State for such part.
(3) No part of the Society’s railway shall be used for the conveyance of passengers without the permission in writing of the Secretary of State and the Society shall comply with the conditions (if any) which the Secretary of State may from time to time prescribe for the safety of persons using the Society’s railway.
(4) If the Society act in contravention of any of the provisions of this article they shall for each offence be liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds.
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