Land Public Transport Act 2010 · Updated to 1 Jul 2025 · Part IV · Railways
88. Private land may be acquired for railway
Feedback & supportSuch of the lands as are required for the purpose of constructing a railway and shown on the plans and sections and mentioned in the book of reference deposited under paragraph 84(2)(b)
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;
and if applicable, section 86, shall be deemed to be lands required for a public purpose within the meaning of the Land Acquisition Act 1960
[Act 486].
Proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act 1960 shall be taken separately in respect of each land shown on the plans and sections and mentioned in the book of reference.
Nothing in this section shall prevent the acquisition of lands for the purpose of constructing a railway by agreement between the railway company and the proprietors of such lands.
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