Land Public Transport Act 2010 · Updated to 1 Jul 2025 · Part IV · Railways
90. Power of Director General of Land Public Transport in case of accident
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Director General of Land Public Transport
“Director General of Land Public Transport” means the Director General in charge of land public transport;
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authorize the railway company to enter upon any land adjoining its railway for the purpose of carrying out repairs or preventing an accident and to do all such works as are necessary for that purpose.
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;
Notwithstanding subsection (1), a railway company may, in cases of necessity, enter upon any land for the purpose of carrying out repairs or preventing an accident without having the prior authorization from the Director General of Land Public Transport, but in such a case the railway company shall, within twenty-four hours after such entry, make a report to the Director General of Land Public Transport specifying the nature of the accident or apprehended accident and of the works necessary to be done.
If after considering the report under subsection (2), the Director
General of Land Public Transport is of the opinion that there is no danger or apprehended danger to the public, the railway company shall immediately cease work on such lands, if such works are still being carried out.