Railways Act 1991 · Updated to 1 Sep 2012 · Part III · Railway Scheme
8. Approval of railway scheme and deposit of plans, sections, etc.
Feedback & supportThe Minister may reject or grant conditional approval to a railway scheme.
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for railways in Sabah, Sarawak and the Federal Territory of Labuan;
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Where the Minister grants conditional approval to the railway scheme under subsection (1), the applicant shall deposit, in the office of the Director General, for public inspection—
railway scheme
“railway scheme” means a scheme for the construction of a railway deposited with the Minister pursuant to section 7;
plans and sections on a scale specified by the
Director General showing the lines and levels of the proposed railway and also—
any intended alteration in the water level of any canal or in the level or rate of inclination of any public road or railway which will be crossed by the proposed railway;
any intended diversion, widening or narrowing of any public road, navigable river, canal or railway;
any intended laying of any part of the proposed railway along any public road; and
any intended crossing of the tracks of the proposed railway over any public road, navigable river, canal or railway; and
a book of reference containing the names of the proprietors and lessees of the lands which may be required for the purposes of the proposed railway.
The Director General may require the applicant to submit such further or additional information as the Director General deems necessary in respect of the plans and sections and book of reference referred to in subsection (2).
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of Railways appointed under section 3;
The applicant shall give notice of the deposit of such plans and sections and book of reference by advertisement in at least three successive issues of at least two national newspapers, one of which shall be in the national language, calling on all persons having any objection to the plans and sections and book of reference to send in a statement of their objections in writing to the Director
General within three months from the date of the last notice in the newspapers.
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At the expiration of the period of three months, the
Director General shall present the plans and sections and book of reference referred to in subsection (2) together with any objections to it to the Minister for final approval.
The Minister may, after considering the plans and sections and book of reference and any objections thereto—
give final approval to or reject the railway scheme;
or
where he considers that the plans and sections should be amended, direct the applicant to reconsider such plans and sections and report to him within such period as the Minister may require.
In the case where paragraph (6)(b) applies, the Minister may, after considering the amendments made to the plans and sections and having regard to the objections made under subsection
, give final approval to or reject the railway scheme.
The plans and sections, if approved by the Minister, whether under paragraph (6)(a) or subsection (7), shall be deemed to be deposited plans referred to in this Act.
The Minister may, in approving any railway scheme, impose any requirement or condition as he considers appropriate.