Singapore legislation
Section 74
Section 74
Carriage of goods of a dangerous nature
(1)
No person shall carry upon a railway any dangerous article, or be entitled to require any railway official to carry upon the railway any article which in the judgment of any railway official is of a dangerous nature or so bulky that it would be unsafe for the railway to convey that article.
(2)
Any person who carries upon the railway any dangerous article, or delivers for carriage any such article without distinctly declaring the nature of the article, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $200 for every such offence.
(3)
Any railway official may refuse to carry any luggage or parcel that is suspected to contain articles of a dangerous nature, and may require the luggage or parcel to be opened.
(4)
In case any such luggage or parcel has been received by any railway official for the purpose of being carried on the railway, any railway official may stop the transit thereof until he is satisfied as to the nature of the contents of the luggage or parcel.