RAILWAYS

CHAPTER 69:03
RAILWAYS

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

    1.    Short title

    2.    (1) Interpretation

        (2) Powers of assistant managers

    3.    Sanction by Minister of railway construction

    4.    Deposit and approval of plans, sections, etc.

    5.    (1) Railway to be made according to plans

        (2) Deviation

    6.    

PART I
CONSTRUCTION AND WORKS

    7.    (1) Authority of railway administration to execute all necessary work

        (2) Alteration of pipes, wires, and drain

    8.    Temporary entry upon land for repairing or preventing accident

    9.    Compensation to be made for lands taken or injuriously affected

    10.    Purchase of land and compensation by agreement

    11.    Accommodation works

    12.    Power for owner, occupier or local authority to cause additional accommodation works to be made

    13.    Fences, screens, gates and bars

    14.    Removal of trees dangerous to or obstructing the working of a railway

PART II
OPENING OF THE RAILWAY

    15.    Right to use locomotives

    16.    Notice of intended opening of a railway

    17.    Sanction of Minister to opening of railway

    18.    Reopening line after temporary suspension of traffic

    19.    Inspection

    20.    Power to close railway when opened

    21.    Reopening railway when closed

    22.    Penalty for contravention of Part II

PART III
TRAFFIC

    23.    Duty of railway administration as to traffic facilities

    24.    Facilities to be given for forwarding traffic by connected railways

    25.    (1) No undue preference to be given

        (2) Terminals

    26.    Proceedings when complaint is made of breach of last two sections

    27.    Proof of undue preference

    28.    

    29.    Returns

    30.    Provision for letters

PART IV
RATES

    31.    Taxation of railway by local authorities

PART V
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

    32.    Actions by and against railway administration

    33.    Restriction on execution against railway property

    34.    Service of summonses, notices, etc.

PART VI
RESPONSIBILITY OF A RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION AS CARRIERS

    35.    Liability for loss or injury in respect of goods

    36.    Provisions as to liability in respect of carriage of certain animals

    37.    Liability as to passengers’ luggage

    38.    Liability as to articles of special value

    39.    Burden of proof in respect of loss of animals or goods

    40.    Notification of claims for compensation for loss, etc., and for refund of overcharges

    41.    Exoneration from responsibility in case of goods falsely described

PART VII
ACCIDENTS

    42.    Report of accidents

    43.    Power to make Rules regarding notices

    44.    Submission of return of accidents

    45.    Penalties for failure to comply with sections 42 and 43

    46.    Penalty for failure to comply with section 44

    47.    Provision for compulsory medical examination of person injured in railway accident

PART VIII
MANAGEMENT

    48.    General Rules

    49.    Disposal of differences, between railways regarding conduct of joint traffic

    50.    Maximum load for wagons

    51.    Maximum number of passengers

    52.    Powers of Manager over railway officials

    53.    Fares to be prepaid Passenger tickets to be given up on demand

    54.    Fare and freight to be accepted conditionally

    55.    Penalty for fraud

    56.    Fine for entering or leaving carriage in motion or riding on steps

    57.    Fine for riding on engine, tender or luggage van

    58.    Where smoking and chewing betel, etc., prohibited

    59.    Penalty for intoxication or nuisance

    60.    Passengers may be directed as to the carriage or compartment in which they shall travel

    61.    Penalty for entering private room or carriage

    62.    Remedy for non-payment of the carriage of goods

        Remedy for non-payment of fare

    63.    Written account of goods to be given on demand

    64.    Penalty for giving no account or false account

    65.    Carriage of goods of a dangerous nature

    66.    Persons suffering from leprosy, etc., not allowed to travel

    67.    Penalty for trespass

    68.    Penalty for driving an animal upon or across a railway

    69.    Penalty for defacing pass or ticket

    70.    Penalty for obstructing railway servant

    71.    Occupation crossings

    72.    Liability of owner of animal trespassing

    73.    Penalty for injury to carriage, etc.

    74.    Penalty for opening or not properly shutting gates or chains

    75.    Obstructing engine or carriages or endangering safety of passengers

    76.    Penalty for wilful act or omission endangering passengers

    77.    Penalty for drunkenness or breach of duty by railway official

    78.    Penalty for an act not wilful

    79.    Unauthorized stopping of trains

    80.    Breach of Rules

    81.    Apprehension of offenders

    82.    Provisions where it is necessary to arrest railway official

    83.    Construction of the Act

    84.    Liability of offenders to pay costs of conviction

    85.    Recovery of…