Railways Act 1991 · Updated to 1 Sep 2012 · Part VII · Powers of Railway Companies
42. Dangerous or offensive goods
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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;
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or require a railway company to transport or hold any dangerous or offensive goods upon the railway except in accordance with regulations made under this Act.
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;
Nothing in this section or in any regulations made under this Act shall be construed as to derogate from any written law in force relating to the possession or transport of dangerous or offensive goods.
goods
“goods” includes luggage and other movable property of any description and live or dead animals;