The Railways Act, 1989
The Railways Act, 1989, was enacted to consolidate and amend the laws related to railways in India. It provides a comprehensive framework for the management, operation, and regulation of the Indian Railways, covering various aspects such as administration, carriage of passengers and goods, accidents, and penalties.
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Section 168: Provision with respect to commission of offence by the children of acts endangering safety of persons travelling on railway
Text of Section 168: (1) If a person under the age of twelve years is guilty of any of the…
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Section 167: Smoking
Text of Section 167: (1) No person in any compartment of a train shall, if objected to by any other…
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Section 166: Defacing public notices
Text of Section 166: If any person without lawful authority– (a) pulls down or wilfully damages any board or document…
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Section 165: Unlawfully bringing offensive goods on a railway
Text of Section 165: If any person, in contravention of Section 67, takes with him any offensive goods or entrusts…
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Section 164: Unlawfully bringing dangerous goods on a railway
Text of Section 164: If any person, in contravention of Section 67, takes with him any dangerous goods or entrusts…
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Section 163: Giving false account of goods
Text of Section 163: If any person, required to furnish an account of goods under Section 66 of this Act,…
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Section 162: Entering carriage or other place reserved for females
Text of Section 162: If a male person, knowing or having reason to believe that a carriage, compartment, berth, seat…
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Section 161: Negligently crossing unmanned level crossing
Text of Section 161: If any person driving or leading a vehicle is negligent in crossing an unmanned level crossing,…
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Section 160: Opening or breaking a level crossing gate
Text of Section 160: (1) If any person, other than a railway servant or a person authorised in this behalf,…
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Section 159: Disobedience of drivers or conductors of vehicles to directions of railway servant, etc.
Text of Section 159: If any driver or conductor of any vehicle while upon the premises of a railway disobeys…
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