22. Contents of railway assets contract

Terms defined in s 2

• cross-border railway

  cross-border railway

  Defined · s 2

  “cross-border railway” means a railway which —(a)has a railway network with a terminus in Singapore and runs to any part of peninsular Malaysia; and(b)is constructed under this Act;

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• management

  management

  Defined · s 2

  “management”, in relation to any railway asset, means to acquire, design, construct, install, operate, maintain in proper condition and improve the railway asset;

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• network services

  network services

  Defined · s 2

  “network services”, in relation to a railway, means —(a)the construction, maintenance, realignment and renewal of tracks of the railway;(b)the installation, operation, maintenance and renewal of a railway signalling system, railway communications system and railway control system;(c)the installation, operation, maintenance and renewal of operation control centres;(d)the installation, operation, maintenance and renewal of electrical conductor rails or overhead lines, of any support for electrical conductor rails or overhead lines, and of any electrical substation (including those for traction power or power connections) used or to be used in connection with those rails or lines, and the provision of electrical power by those means;(e)the provision and operation of services for the recovery or repair of trains or other rolling stock in connection with any accident on, or malfunction of, the railway network;(f)the operation of a train being used on a railway network for any purpose comprised in the operation of that network, including for a purpose preparatory or incidental to, or consequential on, using such a train;(g)the provision and operation of services for keeping the track free from, or serviceable despite, obstruction (whether by water, fallen leaves or any other natural or man‑made obstacle) or for removing any such obstruction;(h)the provision, operation, maintenance and renewal of any plan, equipment or machinery used in carrying out any activity specified in paragraphs (a) to (g);(i)the exercise of day-to-day control over train movements over or along any track comprised in the railway network, including the preparation of a timetable for purposes of such control; and(j)for a particular licensee, any other service which consists of, or is comprised in, the provision or operation of the railway network (or of any track or other installations comprised in that network), and which is specified in the licensee’s licence;

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• open network services

  open network services

  Defined · s 2

  “open network services” means network services provided to a train service operator for or in connection with a cross‑border train service provided by that operator;

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• railway

  railway

  Defined · s 2

  “railway” means a network or system of fixed horizontal rails, tracks, grooves or other guide‑ways on, under or above the ground along which a train moves or runs, and includes —(a)all railway assets built, installed or used for the operation of the railway; and(b)all railway infrastructure constructed or intended to be constructed for any railway and any extension of the railway;

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• railway assets contract

  railway assets contract

  Defined · s 2

  “railway assets contract” has the meaning given by section 22;

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• railway assets operating licence

  railway assets operating licence

  Defined · s 2

  “railway assets operating licence” means a licence granted under section 31 authorising the licensee to manage railway assets of a cross‑border railway specified in the licence;

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