THE METRO RAILWAYS (OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE) ACT, 2002

ACT NO. 60 OF 2002 · Enacted [17th December, 2002.] · 105 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title, extent and commencement.

Section 2.Definitions.

GOVERNMENT METRO RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION

Section 3.Constitution of Government metro railway.

Section 4.Appointment of General Manager.

FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE METRO RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION

Section 5.Functions of metro railway administration.

Section 6.Powers of metro railway administration.

COMMISSIONER OF METRO RAILWAY SAFETY

Section 7.Appointment of Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety.

Section 8.Duties of Commissioner.

Section 9.Powers of Commissioner.

Section 10.Commissioner to be public servant.

Section 11.Facilities to be provided to Commissioner.

Section 12.Annual report of Commissioner.

Section 13.Annual report to be laid before Parliament.

OPENING OF METRO RAILWAY

Section 14.Sanction of Central Government to the opening of metro railway.

Section 15.Formalities to be complied with before giving sanction to the opening of metro railway.

Section 16.Sections 14 and 15 to apply to the opening of certain works.

Section 17.Temporary suspension of traffic.

Section 18.Power to close metro railway opened for public carriage of passengers.

Section 19.Re-opening of closed metro railway.

Section 20.Use of rolling stock.

Section 21.Delegation of powers.

Section 22.Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter.

WORKING OF THE METRO RAILWAY

Section 23.Exhibition of fare tables at station and supply of tickets.

Section 24.Exhibition and surrender of pass and ticket.

Section 25.Prohibition against travelling without pass or ticket.

Section 26.Carriage of goods.

Section 27.Prohibition against traveling of person suffering from infectious or contagious diseases and powers to remove them.

Section 28.Communication between passengers and metro railway officials in charge of trains.

Section 29.Right of metro railway administration to display commercial advertisements on metro railway or on the premises occupied by it.

Section 30.Carriage of dangerous or offensive material.

Section 31.Power to remove persons from metro railway and its carriages.

Section 32.Power to make rules.

FARE FIXATION

Section 33.Fixation of fare for carriage of passengers.

Section 34.Constitution of Fare Fixation Committee.

Section 35.Other terms and conditions and procedure to be followed.

Section 36.Period for making recommendations.

Section 37.Recommendations to be binding on metro railway administration.

ACCIDENTS

Section 38.Notice of metro railway accident.

Section 39.Inquiry by Commissioner.

Section 40.Inquiry by metro railway administration.

Section 41.Powers of Commissioner in relation to inquiries.

Section 42.Statement made before Commissioner.

Section 43.Procedure for conducting inquiry.

Section 44.No inquiry, investigation, etc., to be made if be made if the Commission of Inquiry is appointed.

Section 45.Inquiry into accident not covered by section 38.

Section 46.Returns.

Section 47.Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter.

CLAIMS COMMISSIONER

Section 48.Claims Commissioner.

Section 49.Qualifications for appointment as Claims Commissioner.

Section 50.Term of office.

Section 51.Resignation and removal.

Section 52.Salary and allowances and other conditions of service of Claims Commissioner.

Section 53.Procedure and powers of Claims Commissioner.

Section 54.Decision of Claims Commissioner.

Section 55.Savings as to certain rights.

Section 56.Power to make rules.

LIABILITY OF METRO RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION DUE TO ACCIDENTS

Section 57.Extent of liability.

Section 58.Application for compensation.

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

Section 59.Drunkenness or nuisance on metro railway.

Section 60.Penalty for taking or causing to take offensive material upon metro railway.

Section 61.Penalty for taking or causing to take dangerous material upon metro railway.

Section 62.Prohibition of demonstrations upon metro railway.

Section 63.Penalty for travelling on roof, etc., of a train.

Section 64.Penalty for unlawfully entering or remaining upon metro railway or walking on metro track.

Section 65.Endangering the safety of passengers by metro railway official.

Section 66.Abandoning train, etc., without authority.

Section 67.Obstructing running of train, etc.

Section 68.Obstructing metro railway official in his duties.

Section 69.Travelling without proper pass or ticket or beyond authorised distance.

Section 70.Needlessly interfering with means of communication in a train.

Section 71.Altering or defacing or counterfeiting pass or ticket.

Section 72.Defacing public notices.

Section 73.Any sale of articles on metro railway.

Section 74.Maliciously wrecking a train causing sabotage.

Section 75.Penalty for unauthorised sale of tickets.

Section 76.Maliciously hurting or attempting to hurt person travelling by metro railway.

Section 77.Endangering safety of persons travelling by metro railway by rash or negligent act or omission.

Section 78.Damage to or destruction of certain metro railway properties.

Section 79.Endangering the safely of persons travelling by metro railway by withful act or omission.

Section 80.Penalty for making a false claim for compensation.

Section 81.Offences by companies.

Section 82.Power of arrest without warrant.

Section 83.Arrest of person likely to abscond, etc.

Section 84.Magistrate having jurisdiction under the Act.

Section 85.Place of trial.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 86.Power of Central Government to issue directions.

Section 87.Prohibition to work as non-Government metro railway.

Section 88.Protection of action taken in good faith.

Section 89.Restriction on execution against metro property.

Section 90.Officials of metro railway administration to be public servants.

Section 91.Procedure for delivery to metro railway administration of property detained by a metro railway official.

Section 92.Proof of entries in records and documents.

Section 93.Service of notice, etc., on metro railway administration.

Section 94.Service of notice, etc., by metro railway administration.

Section 95.Presumption where notice is served by registered post.

Section 96.Representation of metro railway administration.

Section 97.Appointment of security staff.

Section 98.Delegation of powers.

Section 99.Power to remove difficulties.

Section 100.Power of Central Government to make rules.

Section 101.Power of metro railway administration to make regulations.

Section 102.Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.

Section 103.Effect of Act inconsistent with other enactments.

Section 104.Application of other Acts.

Section 105.Repeal and savings.