Section 10

The Minister may authorise a railway administration, in case of any slip or other accident happening or being apprehended to any cutting, embankment or other work under the control of the railway administration, to enter upon any lands adjoining its railway for the purpose of repairing or preventing the accident and to do all such works as are necessary for the purpose.

In case of necessity a railway administration may enter upon the lands and do the works aforesaid without having the previous sanction of the Minister, but in such a case shall, within 72 hours after such entry, make a report to the Minister, specifying the nature of the accident or apprehended accident and of the works necessary to be done.

The power conferred on the railway administration by subsection (2) shall cease and determine if the Minister, after considering the report, considers that the exercise of the power is not necessary for the public safety.