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The Indian Tramways Act, 1886, 11 of 1886 (Rep., Act 37 of 2025)

50 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. 1Short title and commencement
  3. 2Local extent
  4. 3The relevant provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (1 of 1894) to be referred to
  5. 4Application for and consent necessary to making of order
  6. 5Consent of local or road-authority not necessary in certain cases
  7. 6Procedure for making order
  8. 7Contents of order
  9. 8Further order
  10. 9Power to authorise joint work by local authorities
  11. 10Cessation of powers given by an order
  12. 11Mode of formation of tramway
  13. 12Inspection of tramway before opening
  14. 13Agreement between road-authority and promoter as to repair of roadway
  15. 14Rights of promoters and the public over tramways
  16. 15Tolls leviable by promoter or lessee
  17. 16Carriage of dangerous or offensive goods
  18. 17Grant to third parties of licenses to use tramway in certain events
  19. 18Licensee to give to promoter or lessee an account of traffic
  20. 19Cessation of powers of promoter and lessee on discontinuance of tramway
  21. 20Powers of road-authority on cessation of powers of promoter
  22. 21Proceedings in case of insolvency of promoter
  23. 22Future purchase of undertaking by local authority
  24. 23Lease of, or working of, tramway by local authority
  25. 24Power to make rules
  26. 25Power to impose penalty by rule
  27. 26Procedure for making, and publication of, rules
  28. 27Penalty for failure of promoter, lessee or licensee to comply with act or order
  29. 28Penalty for obstructing promoter in exercise of his powers
  30. 29Penalty for interfering with tramway
  31. 30Penalty for using tramway with carriage having flange-wheels
  32. 31Penalty for evading payment of proper toll
  33. 32Penalty for taking or sending dangerous or offensive goods without giving notice
  34. 33Penalty for licensee not giving to promoter or lessee an account of traffic or giving false account
  35. 34Saving of prosecutions under other laws
  36. 35Differences between promoters or lessees and authorities
  37. 36Recovery of moneys due from promoters and, in certain cases, from lessees
  38. 37Recovery of tolls from licensees
  39. 38Recovery of tolls from passengers
  40. 39Promoter to have right of user only
  41. 40Saving of power over roads traversed by tramways
  42. 41Saving of power of local authority and police to regulate traffic on roads
  43. 42Promoters, lessees and licensees to be responsible for all injuries
  44. 43Want of funds not sufficient reason for default
  45. 44Power to exempt from municipal taxation
  46. 45Application by local authorities of local funds to tramways
  47. 46Extension of Act to existing tramways
  48. 47Prohibition of construction of tramways except under this Act
  49. 48Transfer of control on exclusion of local area from circle of local authority
  50. 50Powers of Government exercisable from time to time