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[Ch. 55.] documents touching the rates of charge of the railway company, which are kept by the railway company at any port in Great Britain used by the vessels which carry the sea traffic of the railway company, shall, besides containing all the rates charged for the sea traffic, state what. proportion of any rate is appropriated to the conveyance by sea, distinguishing such proportion from that which is appropriated to the conveyance by land on either side of the sea.

(6) Any company failing to comply with the provisions of this section shall, for each offence and in the case of a continuing offence for every day during which the offence continues, be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five pounds.

Miscellaneous provisions as to rates

55. The provisions contained in the to this Act (being provisions similar to those now contained in the various railway rates and charges orders) shall, as from the appointed day, apply to the amalgamated companies and the railway companies to which a schedule of standard charges has been applied.

Amendments of certain Acts.

56.—(1) As from the appointed day the Acts mentioned in the first column of the to this Act shall, in their application to railway companies, have effect subject to the amendments specified in the second column of that schedule.

Where any existing special Act relating to any railway company does not incorporate a section of any of the Railways Clauses Acts which is amended or repealed by the said schedule but contains provisions corresponding to such section, the like amendment or repeal shall be made of such corresponding provision as is made by the said schedule of the section of the Railways Clauses Act.

Interpretation of Part II

57. For the purposes of this Part of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

The expression " charges " includes rates, fares, tolls, dues and other charges.

The expression "rates " means rates and other charges in connexion with the carriage of merchandise.

The expression " fares " means fares and other charges in connexion with the conveyance of passengers and their luggage. 47