Railways Act 1991 · Updated to 1 Sep 2012 · Part IV · Construction and Works
15. Additional works
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a proprietor or an occupier of any land adjoining a railway considers that the accommodation works made under section 14 are insufficient for the commodious use of the land; or
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;
any Government department or local authority desires to construct a public road or other work across, over or under a railway,
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the proprietor, occupier, Government department or local authority may, at his or their own expense, cause to be made such further accommodation works as the proprietor, occupier, Government department or local authority considers necessary and if agreed to by the railway company or, in the case of a difference of opinion between the proprietor, occupier, Government department or local authority and the railway company, such further accommodation works as authorized by the Director General.
railway company
“railway company” includes any person or persons, whether incorporated or not, who are owners or lessees of a railway or parties to an agreement for working a railway;