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Related Section(s)(1) The Central Government may,
by notification, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Chapter.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-- (a) the convenience and accommodation (including the reservation of seats or berths in trains) to passengers; (b) the amount of refund for the cancellation of a ticket; (c) the circumstances under which change of names of passengers, having reserved seats or berths, may be permitted; (d) the carriage of luggage and the conditions subject to which luggage may be kept in the cloak rooms at the stations; (e) diseases which are infectious or contagious; (f) the conditions subject to which a railway administration may carry passengers suffering from infectious or contagious diseases and the manner in which carriages used by such passengers may be disinfected; (g) generally, for regulating the travelling upon, and the use, working and management of the railways. (3) Any rule made under this section may provide that a contravention thereof shall be punishable with fine which shall not exceed five hundred rupees. (4) Every railway administration shall keep at every station on its railway a copy of all the rules made under this section and shall also allow any person to inspect it free of charge. Without prejudice to any power to make rules contained
elsewhere in this Act, the Central Government may make rules generally to carry out the purposes of this
Act.
(1) The Indian Railways Act, 1890 (9 of 1890) is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Indian Railways Act, 1890 (9 of 1890) (hereinafter referred to as the repealed Act)-- (a) anything done or any action taken or purported to have been done or taken (including any rule, notification, inspection, order or notice made or issued, or any appointment or declaration made or any licence, permission, authorisation or exemption granted or any document or instrument executed or any direction given or any proceedings taken or any penalty or fine imposed) under the repealed Act shall, in so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act; (b) any complaint made to the Railway Rates Tribunal under sub-section (1) of section 41 of the repealed Act but not disposed of before the commencement of this Act and any complaint that may be made to the said Tribunal against any act or omission of a railway administration under the repealed Act shall be heard and decided by the Tribunal constituted under this Act in accordance with the provisions of Chapter VII of this Act. (3) The mention of particular matters in sub-section (2) shall not be held to prejudice or affect the general application of section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), with regard to the effect of repeal. |