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Railways Act, 1989 Chapter 11

Title: Responsibilities of Railway Administrations as Carriers

State: Central

Year: 1989

.....after termination of transit (1) A railway administration shall be responsible as a bailee under sections 151, 152 and 161 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872), for the loss, destruction, damage, deterioration or non-delivery of any consignment up to a period of seven days after the termination of transit: Provided that where the consignment is at owner's risk rate, the railway administration shall not be responsible as a bailee of such loss, destruction, damage, deterioration or non-delivery except on proof of negligence or misconduct on the part of the railway administration or of any of its servants. (2) The railway administration shall not be responsible in any case for the loss, destruction, damage, deterioration or non-delivery of any consignment arising after the expiry of a period of seven days after the termination of transit. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this section, a railway administration shall not be responsible for the loss, destruction, damage, deterioration or non-delivery of perishable goods, animals, explosives and such dangerous or other goods as may be prescribed, after the termination of transit......

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Railways Act, 1989 Complete Act

Title: Railways Act, 1989

State: Central

Year: 1989

.....of Vice-Chairman and other Members Section4D - Functions of Authority Section4E - Powers of Authority to enter into agreements and execute contracts Section4F - Procedure of transaction of business of Authority Section4G - Appointment of officers and other employees of Authority Section4H - Salaries, allowances, etc., to be defrayed out of Consolidated Fund of India Section4I - Power of Authority to make regulations Chapter 3 Section5 - Appointment of Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety and Commissioners of Railway Safety Section6 - Duties of Commissioner Section7 - Powers of Commissioner Section8 - Commissioner to be public servant Section9 - Facilities to be afforded to Commissioners Section10 - Annual report of Commissioners Chapter 4 Section11 - Power of railway administrations to execute all necessary works Section12 - Power to alter the position of pipe, electric supply line, drain or sewer, etc. Section13 - Protection for Government Property Section14 - Temporary entry upon land to remove obstruction, to repair or to prevent accident Section15 - Payment of amount for damage or loss Section16 - Accommodation works Section17 - Power of owner, occupier,.....

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Calcutta Metro Railway (Operation and Maintenance) Temporary Provisions Act, 1985 Chapter III

Title: Special Provisions for the Running of the Metro Railway

State: Central

Year: 1985

.....railway official, when on duty, endangers the safety of any passenger,-- (a) by any rash or negligent act or omission; or (b) by disobeying any rule or order which such official was bound by the terms of his employment to obey, and of which he had notice, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine which may extend to six thousand rupees, or with both. Section 15 - Abandoning train, etc., without authority If any metro railway official, when on duty, is entrusted with any responsibility connected with the running of a train, or any other rolling stock from one station or place to another station or place, and he abandons his duty before reaching such station or place, without authority or without properly handing over such train or rolling stock to another authorised metro railway official, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to four years, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both. Section 16 - Obstructing running of trains, etc. If any person obstructs or causes to be obstructed or attempts to obstruct any train or other rolling stock upon the metro.....

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Railways Act, 1989 Chapter 5

Title: Opening of Railways

State: Central

Year: 1989

.....reconstruction materially affecting the structural character of any work to which the provisions of sections 21 and 22 apply or are extended by this section. Section 24 - Temporary suspension of traffic When an accident has occurred on a railway resulting in a temporary suspension of traffic, and either the original lines of rails and works have been restored to their original standard or a temporary diversion has been laid for the purpose of restoring communication, the original lines of rails and works so restored, or the temporary diversion, as the case may be, may, without prior inspection by the Commissioner, be opened for the public carriage of passengers, subject to the following conditions, namely:-- (a) the railway servant incharge of the works undertaken by reason of the accident has certified in writing that the opening of the restored lines of rails and works, or of the temporary diversion will not in his opinion be attended with danger to the public; and (b) a notice of the opening of the lines of rails and works or the diversion shall be sent immediately to the Commissioner. Section 25 - Power to close railway opened for the public carriage of passengers .....

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Railways Act, 1989 Chapter 13

Title: Liability of Railway Administration for Death and Injury to Passengers Due to Accidents

State: Central

Year: 1989

.....dependant on the deceased passenger. 1[(c) "untoward incident" means-- (1) (i) the commission of a terrorist act within the meaning of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 (28 of 1987); or (ii) the making of a violent attack or the commission of robbery or dacoity; or (iii) the indulging in rioting, shoot-out or arson, by any person in or on any train carrying passengers, or in a waiting hall, cloak room or reservation or booking office or on any platform or in any other place within the precincts of a railway station; or (2) the accidental falling of any passenger from a train carrying passengers.] ___________________ 1. Inserted by Railways (Amdt.) Act (28 of 1994), section 2 (w.e.f. 1-8-1994). Section 124 - Extent of liability When in the course of working a railway, an accident occurs, being either a collision between trains of which one is a train carrying passengers or the derailment of or other accident to a train or any part of a train carrying passengers, then whether or not there has been any wrongful act, neglect or default on the part of the railway administration such as would entitle.....

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Metro Railways (Amendment) Act 2009 Chapter III

Title: Amendment to the Delhi Metro Railway (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002

State: Central

Year: 2009

.....apply to that metropolitan area or metropolitan city accordingly.". Section 7 - Amendment of section 2 In section 2 of the Delhi Metro Railway Act, in sub-section (1),-- (i) for clause (a), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:-- '(a) "Central Government", in relation to technical planning and safety of metro railways, means the Ministry of the Government of India dealing with Railways; (aa) "Claims Commissioner" means a Claims Commissioner appointed under section 48;'; (ii) for clause (h), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:-- '(h) "metropolitan area" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (c) of article 243P of the Constitution; (ha) "metropolitan city" means the metropolitan city of Bombay, Calcutta, Delhi or Madras;'; (iii) after clause (k), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-- '(ka) "National Capital Region" means the National Capital Region as defined in clause (f) of section 2 of the National Capital Region Planning Board Act, 1985 (2 of 1985);'. Section 8 - Amendment of section 6 In section 6 of the Delhi Metro Railway Act, in sub-section (2), after clause (b), the following clauses shall be.....

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Railways Act, 1989 Chapter IV A

Title: Land Acquisition for a Special Railway Project

State: Central

Year: 1989

.....survey, digging or boring sub-soil, marking boundaries or cutting trenches or clearing away any standing crop, fence or forest or doing such other acts or things which may cause damages while acting under section 20B particularly relating to land which is excluded from acquisition proceeding, shall be evaluated and compensation shall be paid to the persons having interest in that land, within six months from the completion of the said works. _____________________________________________ 1. Inserted by the the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008 w.e.f. 31st day of January, 2008. Section 20D - Hearing of objections, etc. 1[20D. Hearing of objections, etc. - (1) Any person interested in the land may, within a period of thirty days from the date of publication of the notification under sub-section (1) of section 20A, object to the acquisition of land for the purpose mentioned in that sub-section. (2) Every objection under sub-section (1), shall be made to the competent authority in writing, and shall set out the grounds thereof and the competent authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being heard, either in person or by a legal practitioner,.....

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Railways Act, 1989 Chapter 2

Title: Railway Administrations

State: Central

Year: 1989

.....the names and headquarters of such Zonal Railways and the areas in respect of which they shall exercise jurisdiction. (2) The Zonal Railway existing immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be Zonal Railways constituted under sub-section (1). (3) The Central Government may, by notification, declare any unit of the railways engaged in research, development, designing, construction or production of rolling stock, its parts or other equipment used on a railway, to be a Zonal Railway. (4) The Central Government may, by notification, abolish any Zonal Railway or constitute any new Zonal Railway out of any existing Zonal Railway or Zonal Railways, change the name or headquarters of any Zonal Railway or determine the areas in respect of which a Zonal Railway shall exercise jurisdiction. Section 4 - Appointment of General Manager (1)The Central Government shall, by notification, appoint a person to be theGeneral Manager of a Zonal Railway. (2)The general superintendence and control of a Zonal Railway shall vest in theGeneral Manager.

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Chaparmukh-slighat Railway Line and the Katakhal-lalbazar Railway Line (Nationalisation ) Act, 1982 Preamble 1

Title: Chaparmukh-slighat Railway Line and the Katakhal-lalbazar Railway Line Nationalisation ) Act, 1982

State: Central

Year: 1982

THE CHAPARMUKH-SLIGHAT RAILWAY LINE AND THE KATAKHAL-LALBAZAR RAILWAY LINE (NATIONALISATION ) ACT, 1982 [Act, No. 36 of 1982] [17th August, 1982] PREAMBLE Act to provide for the acquisition of the undertakings of the Chaparmukh0slighat Railway Company Limited, in relation to the Chaparmukh-Silghat Railway Line and the undertakings of the Katakhal-Lalabazar Railway Line with a view to securing the efficient operation of the said Railway lines so as to subserve the needs of the north-eastern areas of India and to protect the links of communication between the said areas and the rest of the country and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. WHEREAS the Chaparmukh - Silghat Railway Line owned by the Chaparmukh -silghat Railway Company Limited and the Katakhal-Lalabazar Railway line owned by the Katakhal-Lalabazar Railway Company Limited, are vital communication links between the north-eastern areas of India and the rest of the country; AND WHEREAS the said Railway Lines are integrated with the mete gauge system of the contiguous North-East Frontier Railway; AND WHEREAS the condition of assets of the aforesaid companies has reached such a stage that it.....

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Railways Act, 1989 Section 3

Title: Zonal Railways

State: Central

Year: 1989

(1) The Central Government may, for the purpose of the efficient administration of the Government railways, by notification, constitute such railways into as many Zonal Railways as it may deem fit and specify in such notification the names and headquarters of such Zonal Railways and the areas in respect of which they shall exercise jurisdiction. (2) The Zonal Railway existing immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be Zonal Railways constituted under sub-section (1). (3) The Central Government may, by notification, declare any unit of the railways engaged in research, development, designing, construction or production of rolling stock, its parts or other equipment used on a railway, to be a Zonal Railway. (4) The Central Government may, by notification, abolish any Zonal Railway or constitute any new Zonal Railway out of any existing Zonal Railway or Zonal Railways, change the name or headquarters of any Zonal Railway or determine the areas in respect of which a Zonal Railway shall exercise jurisdiction.

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