Land Public Transport Act 2010 · Updated to 1 Jul 2025 · Part IV · Railways
102. Notice of intended opening of railway
Feedback & supportSubject to subsection (2), a licensed operator shall, at least three months before the intended date of opening of a railway, give to the Director General of Land Public Transport a written notice of its intention to open the 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; (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;
The Director General of Land Public Transport may, if it thinks fit or on the application of a licensed operator, reduce the period within which the notice under subsection (1) is to be given or dispense with such notice.
Director General of Land Public Transport
“Director General of Land Public Transport” means the Director General in charge of land public transport;