Railways Act 1991 · Updated to 1 Sep 2012 · Part XI · Miscellaneous Provisions
88. Power to make regulations
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Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of Railways appointed under section 3;
Minister, from time to time, make such regulations as may be necessary or expedient for carrying out or achieving the objects and purposes of this Act.
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for railways in Sabah, Sarawak and the Federal Territory of Labuan;
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), regulations may be made—
to ensure and regulate the safe carriage of passengers and goods by any railway company;
to regulate the safe use and maintenance of railway premises;
to declare what shall be deemed to be dangerous or
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offensive goods and the regulation of the carriage of such goods;
to prescribe maximum charges to be paid for the conveyance of passengers and goods by any railway company;
to declare what shall be deemed to be infectious or contagious diseases and to regulate the conditions under which railway companies may carry persons or animals suffering from such infectious or contagious diseases, and to provide for the disinfection of coaches which have been used by such persons or animals;
to regulate the construction and maintenance of railways and the crossing or manner of approach to any public road or thoroughfare by a train;
to provide for the prevention of trespass, nuisance or obstruction upon, or damage or injury to, a railway;
to provide for the preservation and promotion of good order, sanitation and cleanliness upon a railway;
to prescribe forms and procedures relating to registration of train drivers and any other persons entrusted with the charge, control or operation of a railway and to prescribe minimum qualifications to be possessed by such persons; and
to prescribe minimum standards and specifications in respect of the design, construction and maintenance of the gates or barriers of an occupation crossing and to regulate the use of such crossing.
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