Rapid Transit Systems Act 1995 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Planning and Construction of Rapid Transit Systems
6. Creation of rights in, under or over land
Feedback & supportFrom the date of publication in the Gazette of a notice of creation of a right under this section, the Authority or any person authorised by the Authority may, at any reasonable time and for the purposes of and incidental to the operation of a railway specified therein, enter upon such land within the railway area as described in the notice, not being State land or land belonging to or acquired by the Authority, and exercise such permanent rights in, under or over such land or such rights of temporary occupation of the land as may be specified in the notice.
A notice of creation of a right under this section must —
be made by the Authority;
describe the right in, under or over land or the right of temporary occupation and the area of land subject to such right; and
state particulars of the places and times at which a copy of a plan of the area of land subject to such right may be inspected.
Any right described in a notice of creation of a right under this section must be limited to a right conferring the rights and powers that are necessary or convenient for the operation of any railway and for all purposes connected with or incidental to such operation.
railway
“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 all tunnels, viaducts, bridges, crossings, stabling yards, depots, stations and other infrastructures constructed or intended to be constructed for any railway and any extensions thereto;