Section 216

Notwithstanding anything in this Act or any other written law, a land public transport officer or road transport officer shall have the right to be present at the site of any accident involving a railway for the purpose of investigating the same and preparing a report of the investigation and recommendations to be submitted to the Director

General of Land Public Transport.

For the avoidance of doubt, it is declared that for the purposes of this Act, the land public transport officer or road transport officer shall have all or any of the powers of a police officer of whatever rank in relation to police investigations in seizable cases as provided for under the Criminal Procedure Code [Act 593], and such powers shall be in addition to the powers provided under this Act and shall not be in derogation thereof.

Power of arrest