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The Railways Act, 1890

( ACT NO. IX OF 1890 )

Chapter VIII

ACCIDENTS

Power to make rules regarding notices of and inquiries into accidents
84. The Government may make rules consistent with this Act and any other enactment for the time being in force for all or any of the following purposes, namely:-
 
 
(a) for prescribing the forms of the notices mentioned in the last foregoing section, and the particulars of the accident which those notices are to contain;
 
 
(b) for prescribing the class of accidents of which notice is to be sent by telegraph immediately after the accident has occurred;
 
 
(c) for prescribing the duties of the railway servants, police-officers, Inspectors and Magistrates on the occurrence of an accident.

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