Railways Act 1991 · Updated to 1 Sep 2012 · Part IX · Offences and Penalties
66. Maliciously obstructing or attempting to obstruct a railway
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puts, throws or causes to fall against, upon or across a railway any wood, stone or other matter or thing;
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;
takes up, removes, loosens, or displaces any rail, sleeper or other matter or thing appertaining to a railway;
turns, moves, unlocks or diverts any railway points or other machinery appertaining to a railway;
moves any part of the rolling-stock on a railway track or leaves the same on any part of a railway track;
rolling-stock
“rolling-stock” includes tenders, motors, coaches, wagons, trucks, trolleys, carriages of any kind and locomotive and other kinds of engine used on a railway;
makes, shows, hides or removes any signal or light upon or near a railway; or
does or causes to be done or attempts to do any other act or thing in relation to a railway, with intent, or with the knowledge that he is likely, to obstruct the working of the railway, or to endanger the safety of any person travelling or being upon the railway, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twenty years or to both.