Railways Act 1991 · Updated to 1 Sep 2012 · Part V · Licensing of Railway Company and Opening of Railway
24. Notice of intended opening of a railway
Feedback & supportSubject to subsection (2), a railway company shall, at least one month before the intended date of opening of a railway, give to the Director General notice in writing of its intention to open the railway.
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;
The Director General may, if he thinks it fit or on the application of a railway company, reduce the period of or dispense with the notice mentioned in subsection (1).
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;