Act 11 of 1886

The Indian Tramways Act, 1886

An Act to facilitate the construction and to regulate the working of tramways.

  • Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
  • Enacted 1886-03-12
  • 50 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title and commencement.Read
2 Local extent.Read
3 Definitions.Read
4 Application for and consent necessary to making of order.Read
5 Consent of local or road-authority not necessary in certain cases.Read
6 Procedure for making order.Read
7 Contents of order.Read
8 Further order.Read
9 Power to authorise joint work by local authorities.Read
10 Cessation of powers given by an order.Read
11 Mode of formation of tramway.Read
12 Inspection of tramway before opening.Read
13 Agreement between road-authority and promoter as to repair of roadway.Read
14 Rights of promoters and the public over tramways.Read
15 Tolls leviable by promoter or lessee.Read
16 Carriage of dangerous or offensive goods.Read
17 Grant to third parties of licenses to use tramway in certain events.Read
18 Licensee to give to promoter or lessee an account of traffic.Read
19 Cessation of powers of promoter and lessee on discontinuance of tramway.Read
20 Powers of road-authority on cessation of powers of promoter.Read
21 Proceedings in case of insolvency of promoter.Read
22 Future purchase of undertaking by local authority.Read
23 Lease of, or working of, tramway by local authority.Read
24 Power to make rules.Read
25 Power to impose penalty by rule.Read
26 Procedure for making, and publication of, rules.Read
27 Penalty for failure of promoter, lessee or licensee to comply with act or order.Read
28 Penalty for obstructing promoter in exercise of his powers.Read
29 Penalty for interfering with tramway.Read
30 Penalty for using tramway with carriage having flange-wheels.Read
31 Penalty for evading payment of proper toll.Read
32 Penalty for taking or sending dangerous or offensive goods without giving notice.Read
33 Penalty for licensee not giving to promoter or lessee an account of traffic or giving false account.Read
34 Saving of prosecutions under other laws.Read
35 Differences between promoters or lessees and authorities.Read
36 Recovery of moneys due from promoters and, in certain cases, from lessees.Read
37 Recovery of tolls from licensees.Read
38 Recovery of tolls from passengers.Read
39 Promoter to have right of user only.Read
40 Saving of power over roads traversed by tramways.Read
41 Saving of power of local authority and police to regulate traffic on roads.Read
42 Promoters, lessees and licensees to be responsible for all injuries.Read
43 Want of funds not a sufficient reason for default.Read
44 Power to exempt from municipal taxation.Read
45 Application by local authorities of local funds to tramways.Read
46 Extension of Act to existing tramways.Read
47 Prohibition of construction of tramways except under this Act.Read
48 Transfer of control on exclusion of local area from circle of local authority.Read
49 [Repealed.].Read
50 Powers of Government exercisable from time to time.Read
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