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Assam Highways Act, 1989 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 1989

ASSAM HIGHWAYS ACT, 1989 ASSAM HIGHWAYS ACT, 1989 [ Act No. 18 of 1995] [ 22nd August, 1995] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the regulation of road development and Road transport in State of Assam Whereas it is expedient to provide generally for the regulation of road development and road transport so as secure for the public such conditions as will ensure the maximum efficiency of all means of road along roads, in the State of Assam. It is hereby enacted in the Fortieth year of the Republic of India as follows, namely : Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Assam Highways Act, 1989. (2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Assam. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint. Section 2 - Definitions In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context - (1) "animal" means any elephant, camel, horse, ass, mule, cattle, sheep or goat; (2) "betterment" when applied to land means the increase in the value of any land arising from the execution in its vicinity of a highway development scheme at.....

Railways Act, 1989 Chapter 4

Title: Construction and Maintenance of Works

State: Central

Year: 1989

.....electric supply line, drain or sewer. (2)The railway administration shall execute the work referred to in subsection(1) to the reasonable satisfaction of the local authority or the personreceiving the notice under the proviso to sub-section (1). Section 13 - Protection for Government Property Nothing in sections 11 and 12 shall authorise-- (a) a railway administration of the Government railway to do anything on or to any works, lands or buildings vested in, or in the possession of, a State Government without the consent of that Government; and (b) a railway administration of a non-Government railway to do anything on or to any works, lands or buildings vested in, or in the possession of, the Central Government or a State Government, without the consent of the Government concerned. Section 14 - Temporary entry upon land to remove obstruction, to repair or to prevent accident (1) Where in the opinion of a railway administration-- (a) there is imminent danger that any tree, post or structure may fall on the railway so as to obstruct the movement of rolling stock; or (b) any tree, post, structure or light obstructs the view of any signal provided for movement of.....

Railways Act, 1989 Section 16

Title: Accommodation Works

State: Central

Year: 1989

.....the expiration of ten years from the date on which the railway passing through the lands was first opened for public traffic; (c) where a railway administration has provided suitable accommodation work for the crossing of a road or stream and the road or stream is afterwards diverted by the act or neglect of the person having the control thereof, the railway administration shall not be compelled to provide any other accommodation work for the crossing of such road or stream. (3) The State Government may specify a date for the commencement of any work to be executed under sub-section (1) and, if within three months next after that date, the railway administration fails to commence the work or having commenced it, fails to proceed diligently to execute it, the Central Government shall, on such failure being brought to its notice by the State Government, issue such directions to the railway administration as it thinks fit. Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, the expression "lands" shall include public roads.

Railways Act, 1989 Section 24

Title: Temporary Suspension of Traffic

State: Central

Year: 1989

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.

Railways Act, 1989 Chapter 9

Title: Carriage of Goods

State: Central

Year: 1989

.....of any fee. Section 62 - Conditions for receiving, etc., of goods (1) A railway administration may impose conditions, not inconsistent with this Act or any rules made thereunder, with respect to the receiving, forwarding, carrying or delivering of any goods. (2) A railway administration shall maintain, at each station and at such other places where goods are received for carriage, a copy of the conditions for the time being in force under sub-section (1) and make them available for the reference of any person during all reasonable hours without payment of any fee. Section 63 - Provision of risk rates (1) Where any goods are entrusted to a railway administration for carriage, such carriage shall, except where owner's risk rate is applicable in respect of such goods, be at railway risk rate. (2) Any goods, for which owner's risk rate and railway risk rate are in force, may be entrusted for carriage at either of the rates and if no rate is opted, the goods shall be deemed to have been entrusted at owner's risk rate. Section 64 - Forwarding note (1) Every person entrusting any goods to a railway administration for carriage shall execute a forwarding note in such form.....

Railways Act, 1989 Chapter 1

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 1989

.....used for the pur­poses of, or in connection with, a railway; (d) all rolling stock, stations, officers, warehouses, wharves, workshops, manufactories, fixed plant and machinery, roads and streets, running rooms, rest houses, institutes, hospitals, water works and water supply installations, staff dwellings and any other works constructed for the purpose of, or in connection with, railway; (e) all vehicles which are used on any road for the purposes of traffic of a railway and owned, hired or worked by a railway; and (f) all ferries, ships, boats and rafts which are used on any canal, river, lake or other navigable inland waters for the purposes of the traffic ofa railway and owned, hired or worked by a railway administration, but does not include-- (i) a tramway wholly within a municipal area; and (ii) lines of rails built in any exhibition ground, fair, park, or any other place solely for the purpose of recreation; (32) "railway administration", in relation to-- (a) a Government railway, means the General Manager of a Zonal Railway; and (b) a non-Government railway, means the person who is the owner or essee of the railway or the person working the railway.....

Railways Act, 1989 Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1989

.....used for the pur­poses of, or in connection with, a railway; (d) all rolling stock, stations, officers, warehouses, wharves, workshops, manufactories, fixed plant and machinery, roads and streets, running rooms, rest houses, institutes, hospitals, water works and water supply installations, staff dwellings and any other works constructed for the purpose of, or in connection with, railway; (e) all vehicles which are used on any road for the purposes of traffic of a railway and owned, hired or worked by a railway; and (f) all ferries, ships, boats and rafts which are used on any canal, river, lake or other navigable inland waters for the purposes of the traffic ofa railway and owned, hired or worked by a railway administration, but does not include-- (i) a tramway wholly within a municipal area; and (ii) lines of rails built in any exhibition ground, fair, park, or any other place solely for the purpose of recreation; (32) "railway administration", in relation to-- (a) a Government railway, means the General Manager of a Zonal Railway; and (b) a non-Government railway, means the person who is the owner or essee of the railway or the person working the railway.....

Railways Act, 1989 Section 85

Title: Disposal of Perishable Consignments in Certain Circumstances

State: Central

Year: 1989

(1) Where by reason of any flood, land-slip, breach of any lines of rails, collision between trains, derailment of, or other accident to a train or any other cause, traffic on any route is interrupted and there is no likelihood of early resumption of such traffic, nor is there any other reasonable route whereby traffic of perishable consignment may be diverted to prevent, loss or deterioration of, or damage to, such consignment, the railway administration may sell them in the manner provided in clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 83. (2) The railway administration shall, out of the sale proceeds received under sub-section (1), retain a sum equal to the freight and other charges including expenses for the sale due to it and the surplus, if any, of such sale proceeds, shall be rendered to the person entitled thereto.

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,.....

Railways Act, 1989 Chapter 16

Title: Miscellaneous

State: Central

Year: 1989

.....6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), with regard to the effect of repeal. Amending Act 1 - AMENDMENT ACT 1 THE RAILWAYS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2003 [Act, No. 56 of 2003] [30th December, 2003] PREAMBLE An Act further to amend the Railways Act, 1989. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-- 1. Short title and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2003. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint: 2. Amendment of section 137 In section 137 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in sub-section (3), for the words "fifty rupees", the words "two hundred and fifty rupees" shall be substituted. 3. Amendment of section 138 In section 138 of the principal Act, in sub-section (3), for the words "fifty rupees", the words "two hundred and fifty rupees" shall be substituted. Amending Act 2 - RAILWAYS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2005 THE RAILWAYS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2005 [Act No. 47 of 2005] [15th September, 2005] PREAMBLE An Act further to amend the.....