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7.—(1) No passenger on a vehicle being used for the carriage of passengers at separate fares shall use any ticket which has–
(a)been altered or defaced;
(b)been issued for use by another person on terms that it is not transferable; or
(c)expired.
(2) Save as provided in paragraph (3), every passenger on a vehicle being used for the carriage of passengers at separate fares shall–
(a)declare, if so requested by the driver, inspector or conductor, the journey which he intends to take, is taking or has taken in the vehicle;
(b)where the vehicle is being operated by the driver without a conductor–
(i)save as provided in (ii) below, immediately on boarding the vehicle, pay the fare for the journey he intends to take to the driver or, where appropriate, by inserting in any fare-collection equipment provided on the vehicle the money or token required to pay that fare; or
(ii)if otherwise directed by the driver, an inspector or a notice displayed on the vehicle, shall pay the fare for his journey in accordance with the direction;
(c)where the vehicle is being operated by the driver with a conductor, pay the fare for the journey which he intends to take, is taking, or has taken in the vehicle to the conductor immediately on being requested to do so by the conductor or an inspector;
(d)accept and retain for the rest of his journey any ticket which is provided on payment of a fare in accordance with sub-paragraph (b) or (c);
(e)produce during his journey any ticket which has been issued to him either under sub-paragraph (d) or before he started his journey for inspection by the driver, inspector or conductor on being requested to do so by the driver, inspector or conductor; and
(f)as soon as he has completed the journey for which he has a ticket, either–
(i)leave the vehicle; or
(ii)pay the fare for any further journey which he intends to take on the vehicle.
(3) Paragraph (2)(b) and (c) do not apply to a passenger who has with him a ticket which was issued to him before his journey in respect of that journey, provided he complies with all such directions in relation to the ticket as may be–
(a)printed on the ticket;
(b)displayed on the vehicle; or
(c)given by the driver, inspector or conductor.
(4) Any passenger who–
(a)fails to comply with paragraph 2(b) or (c); or
(b)does not have with him a ticket which was issued to him before his journey in respect of that journey;
shall pay the fare for his journey to the driver, inspector or conductor on request and in any case before he leaves the vehicle unless otherwise agreed by the driver, inspector or conductor.
(5) Any passenger on a vehicle being used for the carriage of passengers at separate fares who has with him a ticket which he is not entitled to retain for any reason including–
(a)the alteration or defacement of the ticket;
(b)the fact that the ticket, having been issued for use by another person, was not transferable to him;
(c)the expiry of the ticket; or
(d)a mistake in consequence of which the ticket was issued;
shall surrender the ticket to a driver, inspector or conductor on being required to do so.
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