Railways Act 1991 · Updated to 1 Sep 2012 · Part VIII · Accidents
45. Notice of accident to be given
Feedback & supportWhenever an accident occurs upon a 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 railway officer in charge of a station nearest to the place at which the accident occurs shall, without unnecessary delay but in any case not later than twenty-four hours after the occurrence of the accident, give notice of the accident in writing or by any form of telecommunication to the officer in charge of the nearest police station; and
the railway company shall, without unnecessary delay
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but in any case not later than twenty-four hours after the occurrence of the accident, send written notice of the accident to the Director General.
The notice shall contain a brief statement of the nature of the accident and of the extent of the injuries or damage caused.