Railways Act, 1989
60. Power to make rule in respect of matters in this
Chapter.
(1) The Central Government may, by notification, make rules to
carry out the purposes of this Chapter.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to, the generality of
the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following
matters, namely :-
(a) the convenience and accommodation
(including the reservation of seats or berths in trains) to passengers;
(b) the amount of refund for the cancellation
of a ticket;
(c) the circumstances under which change of
names of passengers, having reserved seats or berths, may be permitted;
(d) the carriage of luggage and the conditions
subject to which luggage may be kept in the cloak rooms at the stations;
(e) diseases which are infectious or
contagious
(f) the conditions subject to which a railway
administration may carry passengers suffering from infectious or contagious,
diseases and the manner in which carriages used by such passengers may be
disinfected;
(g) generally, for regulating the traveling
upon, and the use, working and management of the railways.
(3) Any rule made under this section may provide that a
contravention thereof shall be punishable with fine which shall not exceed five
hundred rupees.
(4) Every railway administration shall keep at every station on
its railway a copy of all the rules made under this section and shall also
allow any person to inspect it free of charge.