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The Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 Act 54 of 1987
The Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 An Act to provide for the establishment of a Railway Claims Tribunal for inquiring into and determining claims against a railway administration for loss, destruction, damage, deterioration or non-delivery of animals or goods entrusted to it to be carried by railway or for the refund of fares or freight or for compensation for death or injury to passengers occurring as a result of railway accidents or untoward incidents and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Section Title 1
Short title, extent and commencement. Read 2
Definitions. Read 3
Establishment of Railway Claims Tribunal. Read 4
Composition of Claims Tribunal and Benches thereof. Read 5
Qualifications for appointment as Chairman, Vice-Chairman or other Member. Read 6
Vice-Chairman to act as Chairman or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances. Read 7
Term of office. Read 8
Resignation and removal. Read 9
Salaries and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other Members. Read 9A
Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Member Read 10
Provision as to the holding of offices by Chairman, Vice-Chairman, etc., on ceasing to be such Chairman or Vice-Chairman, etc. Read 11
Financial and administrative powers of Chairman. Read 12
Staff of Claims Tribunal. Read 13
Jurisdiction, powers and authority of Claims Tribunal. Read 14
Distribution of business amongst Benches. Read 15
Bar of jurisdiction. Read 16
Application to Claims Tribunal. Read 17
Limitation. Read 18
Procedure and powers of Claims Tribunal. Read 19
Right to legal representation and presenting officers. Read 20
Power of Chairman to transfer cases from one Bench to another. Read 21
Decision to be by majority. Read 22
Execution of orders of Claims Tribunal. Read 23
Appeals. Read 24
Transfer of pending cases. Read 25
Proceedings before Claims Tribunal to be judicial proceedings. Read 26
Members and staff of Claims Tribunal to be public servants. Read 27
Protection of action taken in good faith. Read 28
Act to have overriding effect. Read 29
Power to remove difficulties. Read 30
Power to make rules. Read 30A
Power to make rules retrospectively. Read
