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Public Works Act 1981

Railways and tramways regulation and inspection - Local railways and tramways

178: Appointment of Inspector

You could also call this:

“The government picks someone to look at local train tracks and stations”

The Minister can choose someone to check local railways. This person can be given permission to look at all local railways whenever needed, or just certain parts of a railway.

If you’re the person chosen to check the railway, you can go into the railway area at times that make sense. You might need to show a special card that says you’re allowed to be there. You can look at the railway itself, the stations, any buildings, and the trains.

If you try to stop the person checking the railway from doing their job, you’re breaking the law.

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Part 14 Railways and tramways regulation and inspection
Local railways and tramways

178Appointment of Inspector

  1. The Minister may from time to time appoint any proper person to inspect any local railway, and that appointment may be—

  2. general, authorising the appointed person to inspect all or any local railways as occasion may from time to time require; or
    1. special, applying to any 1 or more specified sections of a local railway.

      1. Any person so appointed may at all reasonable times on producing his warrant of appointment, if required, enter on and examine any local railway, and the stations, works, and buildings, and the engines and carriages, and other rolling stock belonging to the railway.

      2. Every person who wilfully obstructs any person so appointed to inspect any local railway in the execution of his duty commits an offence against this Act.

      Compare
      • 1928 No 21 s 244