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Version of section 393 from 2003-01-01 to 2019-09-18:


Marginal note:Fraud in relation to fares, etc.

  •  (1) Every one whose duty it is to collect a fare, toll, ticket or admission who wilfully

    • (a) fails to collect it,

    • (b) collects less than the proper amount payable in respect thereof, or

    • (c) accepts any valuable consideration for failing to collect it or for collecting less than the proper amount payable in respect thereof,

    is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.

  • Marginal note:Idem

    (2) Every one who gives or offers to a person whose duty it is to collect a fare, toll, ticket or admission fee any valuable consideration

    • (a) for failing to collect it, or

    • (b) for collecting an amount less than the amount payable in respect thereof,

    is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.

  • Marginal note:Fraudulently obtaining transportation

    (3) Every one who, by any false pretence or fraud, unlawfully obtains transportation by land, water or air is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.

  • R.S., c. C-34, s. 351

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