Railways Act, 1924

Additional functions of railway tribunal.

50.—The railway tribunal shall, in addition to any other powers conferred upon it under this Part of this Act, have power to determine after hearing all parties interested and desirous of being heard any questions that may be brought before it in regard to the following matters:—

(a) the alteration of the classification of merchandise, or the alteration of the classification of any article, or the classification of any article not at the time classified, or any question as to the class in which any article is classified;

(b) the institution, variation, or cancellation of through rates;

(c) the institution of new, and the continuance, modification, or cancellation of existing group rates;

(d) the variation of any toll payable by a trader;

(e) the amount to be allowed for any terminal services not performed at a station, or for accommodation and services in connection with a private siding not provided or performed at that siding;

(f) the reasonableness or otherwise of any charge made by the amalgamated company for any services or accommodation for which no authorised charge is applicable;

(g) the reasonableness or otherwise of any conditions as to packing of articles specially liable to damage in transit or liable to cause damage to other merchandise;

(h) the articles and things that may be conveyed as passengers' luggage;

(i) the constitution of local joint committees representing traders and the amalgamated company and their functions and the centres at which they are to be established.