Railways Act 1991 · Updated to 1 Sep 2012 · Part XIII · Repeal and Savings
105. Repeal and savings
Feedback & supportThe Railway Ordinance 1948 is repealed.
railway
“railway” means any kind of railway for the public carriage of passengers or goods or both, or any portion thereof, and includes— (a) all rails, beams, cables, sidings, or branches worked over for the purposes of, or in connection with, a railway; (b) all rolling-stock used for the purposes of traffic; and (c) in so far as the context allows, a railway under construction by or for any railway company, but does not include— (d) the Sabah Railway; (e) any railway used or, in the case of a railway to be constructed, intended to be used, by any person for the carriage of goods within any premises occupied by such person; and (f) any railway used or, in the case of a railway to be constructed, intended to be used, wholly or mainly for the carriage of passengers within any amusement or recreational premises;
Notwithstanding subsection (1), all subsidiary legislations
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made under or in accordance with the repealed Ordinance shall, in so far as they are not inconsistent with this Act, continue in force until amended, revoked or replaced by this Act.
repealed Ordinance
“repealed Ordinance” means the Railway Ordinance 1948 [M.U. Ord.8 of 1948];
Except in so far as it is expressly provided to the contrary, nothing in this Act shall—
affect the previous operation of, or anything duly done or suffered under the repealed Ordinance; and
affect any right, title, interest, liberty, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the repealed Ordinance.
All rent payable in respect of any lease of railway reserves granted under the provisions of the repealed Ordinance shall, upon the commencement of this Act, be paid into the Federal
railway reserves
“railway reserves” means— (a) all lands duly reserved, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, for the purposes of the Federated Malay States Railways or the Johore State Railway or Keretapi Tanah Melayu under section 62 of the National Land Code 1965 or under the corresponding provisions of any previous land law as defined in the National Land Code 1965; and (b) all lands deemed to be railway reserves under section 16 or 17 of the repealed Ordinance; Railways 13
Consolidated Fund.