Kenya Railways Corporation Act CAP 397

Section 50 of Kenya Railways Corporation Act CAP 397: Dangerous or offensive goods, etc.

(1) No person shall take with him upon any train, vessel or vehicle of the Corporation or tender to the Corporation for carriage or warehousing any dangerous or offensive goods or any goods which are likely to cause damage to any persons or property without giving notice of the nature of such goods—
(a) in the case of goods taken by a person, to the employee in charge
of the station or inland waterways port at which such person commences his journey; or
(b) in the case of goods tendered to the Corporation for carriage or warehousing, to the employee to whom the goods are tendered.
(2) An authorized employee may—
(a) refuse to permit any goods to which this section applies to be taken by any person upon any train, vessel or vehicle of the Corporation;
(b) refuse to accept the goods for carriage or warehousing or accept them only under, and in accordance with, any special provisions dealing with the carriage or warehousing of any such goods;
(c) require the goods to be marked and packed in such manner as he may reasonably direct.
(3) Where an authorized employee has reason to believe that any goods to which this section applies are being carried or warehoused, or have been accepted for carriage or warehousing, in contravention of subsection (1) or (2) he may examine such goods and if, on examination, they are found to be goods to which this section applies he may order their removal from any train, vessel or vehicle of, or from premises occupied by, the Corporation.
(4) Nothing in this section shall—
(a) derogate from the provisions of any law in force relating to the possession or transport of explosives, petroleum, firearms or ammunition;
(b) apply to any goods carried by any member of any military force established for the defence of Kenya, or by any police officer, in the course of his duty.

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