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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Tramways Act, 1886

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/134353

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Tramways Act, 1886 is Central state legislation published on SooperKanoon in full. Use this page to read the bare act and jump to judgments that cite it.

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Preamble1 - Tramways Act, 1886
Section1 - SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT
Chapter1 - LOCAL EXTENT
Section3 - DEFINITIONS In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context,
Section4 - APPLICATION FOR AND CONSENT NECESSARY TO MAKING OF ORDER
Section5 - CONSENT OF LOCAL OR ROAD AUTHORITY NOT NECESSARY IN CERTAIN CASES When it is proposed to lay a tramway in two or more
Chapter2 - PROCEDURE FOR MAKING ORDER
Chapter3 - CONTENTS OF ORDER
Chapter4 - FURTHER ORDER
Section9 - POWER TO AUTHORIZE JOINT WORK BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Section10 - CESSATION OF POWERS GIVEN BY AN ORDER
Section11 - MODE OF FORMATION OF TRAMWAY A tramway shall be constructed and maintained in the manner provided by the order
Section12 - INSPECTION OF TRAMWAY BEFORE OPENING A tramway, or portion or extension of, or addition to, a tramway, shall not be
Section13 - AGREEMENT BETWEEN ROAD AUTHORITY AND PROMOTER AS TO REPAIR OF ROAD WAY Subject to the provisions of any order for the
Chapter04 - TRAFFIC ON TRAMWAYS
Section14 - RIGHTS OF PROMOTERS AND THE PUBLIC OVER TRAMWAYS
Chapter5 - TOLLS LEVIABLE BY PROMOTER OR LESSEE
Chapter6 - CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS OR OFFENSIVE GOODS
Section17 - GRANT TO THIRD PARTIES OF LICENCES TO USE TRAMWAY IN CERTAIN EVENTS If, at any time after a tramway or part of a
Section18 - LICENSEE TO GIVE TO PROMOTER OR LESSEE AN ACCOUNT OF TRAFFIC A licensee shall, on demand, give to an officer or servant
Section19 - CESSATION OF POWERS OF PROMOTER AND LESSEE ON DISCONTINUANCE OF TRAMWAY If it is proved to the satisfaction of
Section20 - POWERS OF ROAD AUTHORITY ON CESSATION OF POWERS OF PROMOTER
Chapter7 - INSOLVENCY OF PROMOTER
Section21 - PROCEEDINGS IN CASE OF INSOLVENCY OF PROMOTER
Chapter8 - PURCHASE OF TRAMWAYS
Section22 - FUTURE PURCHASE OF UNDERTAKING BY LOCAL AUTHORITY
Chapter9 - WORKING OF TRAMWAYS OWNED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Section23 - LEASE OF, OR WORKING OF, TRAMWAY BY LOCAL AUTHORITY
Section25 - POWER TO IMPOSE PENALTY BY RULE The authority making any rule under section 24-may direct that a breach of it shall be
Section26 - PROCEDURE FOR MAKING, AND PUBLICATION OF, RULES
Chapter11 - OFFENCES
Section27 - PENALTY FOR FAILURE OF PROMOTER, LESSEE OR LICENSEE TO COMPLY WITH ACT OR ORDER If a promoter
Section28 - PENALTY FOR OBSTRUCTING PROMOTER IN EXERCISE OF HIS POWERS If any person without lawful excuse, the burden of proving
Section29 - PENALTY FOR INTERFERING WITH TRAMWAY If any person without lawful excuse, the burden of proving which shall be upon
Section30 - PENALTY FOR USING TRAMWAY WITH CARRIAGE HAVING FLANGE WHEELS If any person, except under a lease from, or by agreement
Section31 - PENALTY FOR EVADING PAYMENT OF PROPER TOLL
Section32 - PENALTY FOR TAKING OR SENDING DANGEROUS OR OFFENSIVE GOODS WITHOUT GIVING NOTICE If any person takes or sends by a
Section33 - PENALTY FOR LICENSEE NOT GIVING TO PROMOTER OR LESSEE AN ACCOUNT OF TRAFFIC OR GIVING FALSE ACCOUNT
Section34 - SAVING OF PROSECUTIONS UNDER OTHER LAWS Nothing in this Act shall prevent a person from being prosecuted under any
Chapter12 - SETTLEMENT OF DIFFRENCES
Section35 - DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PROMOTERS OR LESSEES AND AUTHORITIES
Chapter13 - : RECOVERY OF TOLLS
Section36 - RECOVERY OF MONEYS DUE FROM PROMOTERS AND, IN CERTAIN CASES, FROM LESSEES Any of the following moneys, namely, any rent
Section38 - RECOVERY OF TOLLS FROM PASSENGERS Any toll due to a promoter, lessee or licensee from a passenger may be recovered
Chapter14 - SAVINGS
Section39 - PROMOTER TO HAVE RIGHT OF USER ONLY Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, or in an order or any rule made
Section40 - SAVING OF POWER OVER ROADS TRAVERSED BY TRAMWAYS
Section41 - SAVING OF POWER OF LOCAL AUTHORITY AND POLICE TO REGULATE TRAFFIC ON ROADS Nothing in this Act, or in an order or any
Chapter15 - SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS
Section42 - PROMOTERS, LESSEES AND LICENSEES TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL INJURIES A promoter, lessee or licensee shall be answerable
Section43 - WANT OF FUNDS NOT A SUFFICIENT REASON FOR DEFAULT For the purposes of this Act want of funds shall not be deemed to be
Section44 - POWER TO EXEMPT FROM MUNICIPAL TAXATION When a tramway is constructed under this Act within the limits of a
Section45 - APPLICATION BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OF LOCAL FUNDS TO TRAMWAYS
Section46 - EXTENSION OF ACT TO EXISTING TRAMWAYS The 48[Government] may, with the consent of the local authority and
Section47 - PROHIBITION OF CONSTRUCTION OF TRAMWAYS EXCEPT UNDER THIS ACT
Section48 - TRANSFER OF CONTROL ON EXCLUSION OF LOCAL AREA FROM CIRCLE OF LOCAL AUTHORITY If at any time a local area comprising a
Section49 - EXPLANATION AND AMENDMENT OF SECTION 54 OF RAILWAYS ACT [Repealed by the Indian Railways Act, 1890
Section50 - POWERS OF GOVERNMENT EXERCISABLE FROM TIME TO TIME All powers conferred by this Act on 51[any Government] may be

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