Railways Act 1991 · Updated to 1 Sep 2012 · Part I · Preliminary
1. Short title, application and commencement
Feedback & supportThis Act may be cited as the Railways Act 1991 and shall apply to all railways in Sabah, Sarawak and the Federal
Territory of Labuan.
Notwithstanding subsection (1), Part XII shall apply to all railways in Malaysia.
This Act shall come into force on such date as the
Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint; and the
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for railways in Sabah, Sarawak and the Federal Territory of Labuan;
Minister may appoint different dates for the coming into force of—
different provisions of this Act; or
all or different provisions of this Act in respect of different States or territories.
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