Act Number: 36

Act Name: The Chaparmukh-Silghat Railway Line and the Katakhal-Lalabazar Railway Line (Nationalisation) Act, 1982

Year: 1982

Enactment Date: 1982-08-17

Long Title: An Act to provide for the acquisition of the undertakings of the Chaparmukh-Silghat Railway Company Limited in relation to the Chaparmukh-Silghat Railway Line and the undertakings of the Katakhal-Lalabazar Railway Company Limited in relation to the Katakhal-Lalabazar Railway Line with a view to securing the efficient operation of the said Railway lines so as to subserve the needs of the north-eastern areas of India and to protect the links of communication between the said areas and the rest of the country and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Railways

Department:

Section 2: Definitions.
    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
         (a) "appointed day" means the day on which this Act comes into force;
         (b) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
         (c) "specified company" means a company specified in clause (d);
         (d) "two specified companies" means,--
             (i) the Chaparmukh-Silghat Railway Company Limited, being a company as defined in the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) and having its registered office at 12, Mission Row, Calcutta; and
             (ii) the Katakhal-Lalabazar Railway Company Limited, being a company as defined in the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) and having its registered office at Mcleod House, 3, Netaji Subhash Road, Calcutta;
         (e) "undertakings" means,--
             (i) in relation to the Chaparmukh-Silghat Railway Company Limited, the Chaparmukh-Silghat Railway Line and all other undertakings of that company relating to that Railway line;
             (ii) in relation to the Katakhal-Lalabazar Railway Company Limited, the Katakhal-Lalabazar Railway line and all other undertakings of that company relating to that Railway line;
         (f) words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act.
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