Title : Appointment of Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety and Commissioners of Railway Safety
State : Central
Year : 1989
The Central Government may appoint a person to be the Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety and such other persons as it may consider necessary to be the Commissioners of Railway Safety. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Special Provisions as to Goods Booked to Notified Stations
State : Central
Year : 1989
In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "essential commodity" means an essential commodity as defined in clause (a) of section 2 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955); (b) "notified station" means a station declared to be a notified station under section 89; (c) "State Government" in relation to a notified station, means the Government of the State in which such station is situated, or where such station is situated, in a Union territory, the administrator of that Union territory appointed under article 239 of the Constitution. Section 89 - Power to declare notified stations (1) The Central Government may, if it is satisfied that it is necessary that goods entrusted for carriage by train intended solely for the carriage of goods to any..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Responsibilities of Railway Administrations as Carriers
State : Central
Year : 1989
Save as otherwise provided in this Act, a railway administration shall be responsible for the loss, destruction, damage or deterioration in transit, or no delivery of any consignment, arising from any cause except the following namely:-- (a) act of God; (b) act of war; (c) act of public enemies; (d) arrest, restraint or seizure under legal process; (e) orders or restrictions imposed by the Central Government or a State Government or by an officer or authority subordinate to the Central Government or a State Government authorised by it in this behalf; (f) act or omission or negligence of the consignor or the consignee or the endorsee or the agent or servant of the consignor or the consignee or the endorsee; (g) natural deterioration or wastage in bulk or weight due to..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Liability of Railway Administration for Death and Injury to Passengers Due to Accidents
State : Central
Year : 1989
In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "accident" means an accident of the nature described in section 124; (b) "dependant" means any of the following relatives of a deceased passenger, namely:-- (i) the wife, husband, son and daughter, and in case the deceased passenger is unmarried or is a minor, his parent; (ii) the parent, minor brother or unmarried sister, widowed sister, widowed daughter-in-law and a minor child of a pre-deceased son, if dependant wholly or partly on the deceased passenger; (iii) a minor child of a pre-deceased daughter, if wholly dependant on the deceased passenger; (iv) the paternal grandparent wholly dependant on the deceased passenger. 1[(c) "untoward incident" means-- (1) (i) the commission of a terrorist act within the..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Penalties and Offences
State : Central
Year : 1989
(1) If any person, with intent to defraud a railway administration,-- (a) enters or remains in any carriage on a railway or travels in a train in contravention of section 55, or (b) uses or attempts to use a single pass or a single ticket which has already been used on a previous journey, or in the case of a return ticket, a half thereof which has already been so used, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both: Provided that in the absence of special and adequate reasons to the contrary to be mentioned in the judgment of the court, such punishment shall not be less than a fine of five hundred rupees. (2) The person referred to in sub-section (1) shall also be liable to..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Preliminary
State : Central
Year : 1989
(1) This Act may be called the Railways Act, 1989. (2) It shall come into force on such date1as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint: Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act, and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision. ____________________ 1. 1-7-1990. Section 2 - Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires.-- (1) "authorised" means authorised by a railway administration; 1 (1A) Authority means the Rail Land Development Authority constituted under section 4A (2) "carriage" means the carriage of passengers or goods by a railway administration; (3) "Claims..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Rail Land Development Authority
State : Central
Year : 1989
Chapter IIA - RAIL LAND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 1CHAPTER IIA RAIL LAND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ________________________ 1. Inserted vide Railway Amdt Act, 2005 View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Commissioners of Railway Safety
State : Central
Year : 1989
The Central Government may appoint a person to be the Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety and such other persons as it may consider necessary to be the Commissioners of Railway Safety. Section 6 - Duties of Commissioner The Commissioner shall-- (a) inspect any railway with a view to determine whether it is fit to be opened for the public carriage of passengers and report thereon to the Central Government as required by or under this Act; (b) make such periodical or other inspections of any railway or of any rolling stock used thereon as the Central Government may direct; (c) make an inquiry under this Act into the cause of any accident on a railway; and (d) discharge such other duties as are conferred on him by or under this Act. Section 7 - Powers of Commissioner ..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Land Acquisition for a Special Railway Project
State : Central
Year : 1989
1[20A. Power to acquire land, etc. - (1) Where the Central Government is satisfied that for a public purpose any land is required for execution of a special railway project, it may, by notification, declare its intention to acquire such land. (2) Every notification under sub-section (1), shall give a brief description of the land and of the special railway project for which the land is intended to be acquired. (3) The State Government or the Union territory, as the case may be, shall for the purposes of this section, provide the details of the land records to the competent authority, whenever required. (4) The competent authority shall cause the substance of the notification to be published in two local newspapers, one of which shall be in a vernacular language. ..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Railways Act, 1989
State : Central
Year : 1989
Preamble1 - RAILWAYS ACT, 1989 Chapter 1 Section1 - Short title and commencement Section2 - Definitions Chapter 2 Section3 - Zonal Railways Section4 - Appointment of General Manager ChapterIIA - RAIL LAND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Section4A - Establishment of Railway Land Development Authority Section4B - Composition of Authority Section4C - Terms and conditions of appointment 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..... List Judgments citing this section