34Dangerous goods, carriage of by rail

##### 34. Dangerous goods, carriage of by rail (1) No person shall have any right to carry or send by a railway any loaded firearm or other dangerous thing, or any goods which are, or by any by‑law are declared to be, of a dangerous nature. (1A) If any person sends or attempts to send by a railway, or carries or deposits, or permits to be carried or deposited on any railway, any loaded firearm or dangerous thing, or any package containing any such goods, without the consent in writing of an officer authorised to receive such goods, and without distinctly marking the contents on the outside of such package, that person shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding $200. (2) The Authority and its officers may refuse to take any parcel which it or they may suspect to contain goods of a dangerous nature, or may require any parcel to be opened, so that the nature of the contents may be ascertained. [Section 34 amended: No. 78 of 1948 s. 6 and 16; No. 55 of 1960 s. 7; No. 113 of 1965 s. 8; No. 51 of 1992 s. 16(1); No. 31 of 2003 s. 139(1); No. 50 of 2003 s. 68(2); No. 19 of 2010 s. 60(4).]