Section 5. Appointment of Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety and Commissioners of Railway Safety

CHAPTER III COMMISSIONERS OF RAILWAY SAFETY 5. Appointment of Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety and Commissioners of Railway Safety .—The Central Government may appoint a person to be the Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety and such other person as it may consider necessary to be the Commissioners of Railway Safety. 6. Duties of Commissioner .—The Commissioner shall— (a) inspect any railway with a view to determine whether it is fit to be opened for the public carriage of passengers and report thereon to the Central Government as required by or under this Act; (b) make such periodical or other inspections of any railway or of any rolling stock used thereon as the Central Government may direct; (c) make an inquiry under this Act into the cause of any accident on a railway; and (d) discharge such other duties as are conferred on him by or under this Act.