Railways Act 1991 · Updated to 1 Sep 2012 · Part IV · Construction and Works
16. Fences, screens, gates and bars
Feedback & supportThe Director General may, within a time to be specified in the requisition or within such further time as he may prescribe, require a railway company—
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of Railways appointed under section 3;
to provide or renew, as the case may be, fences or boundary marks for its railway and any road constructed in connection therewith; or
to provide or renew, as the case may be, any works in the nature of a screen near to or adjoining the side of any public road constructed before the making of the railway for the purpose of preventing danger to the public using the road.
Any railway company which fails to comply with any requisition made under this section shall be guilty of an offence.
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;