NIGERIAN RAILWAY CORPORATION ACT

Section 18: Power to fix rates, fares and other charges

1955Section 18 of 99Federal Republic of Nigeria

The Corporation shall have power, from time to time-(a) subject to such upper limits as may be determined by the Minister, to fix rates and fares;
(b) to fix charges, other than rates and fares;
(c) to enter into agreements for the carriage of goods at rates lower than the rates fixed under paragraph (a) of this section, but subject to such other charges and conditions, if any, as the Corporation deems fit;
(d) to convey passengers at fares lower than the fares fixed under paragraph (a) of this section but subject to such conditions, if any, as the Corporation deems fit;
(e) for any particular purpose, or on any particular occasion, or in any particular circumstance, and subject to any conditions the Corporation deems fit, to remit, in whole or in part, any rate, fare or other charges fixed under paragraph (a) or (b) of this section;
(f)
in circumstances requiring the Corporation to render services additional to those normally provided by it in respect of the carriage of goods or passengers, and notwithstanding that an upper limit has been determined by the Minister under paragraph (a) of this section, to fix a rate or fare higher than such upper limit, and to levy any rate, fare, or other charges fixed under any of the provisions of this section.

Cite this section

Section 18, NIGERIAN RAILWAY CORPORATION ACT (1955).

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