Land Public Transport Act 2010 · Updated to 1 Jul 2025 · Part IV · Railways
100. Notice of felling or clearing of trees or jungle adjacent to railway
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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; (c) in so far as the context allows, a railway under construction by or for any railway company; and (d) any guided system or guided system of a class prescribed to be a railway for purposes of this Act, but does not include— (A) the Penang Hill Railway; (B) 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; and (C) such other railways as may be prescribed;
prior written notice to the railway company of his intention to do so and shall take all reasonable precautions for the protection of the railway or any telegraph or telephone post erected thereon.
Where any damage is caused to the railway or any telegraph or telephone post erected thereon, the railway company may, in default of an agreement, recover compensation from the proprietor or occupier of the land by action at law.
Licence to operate railway and opening of railway