Chapter IV Chapter IV

Tramway System Safety

1. (1) The State Government shall appoint such officer, as may be prescribed by rules made hereunder, to act as the Commissioner of tramway system safety. (2) The Safety Commissioner shall exercise powers and perform and discharge functions as specified in the Act and may exercise such other powers and perform and discharge such other functions, as may be prescribed by the State Government from time to time.

The Safety Commissioner, whenever it is necessary to do so for discharging any of its functions under this Act or any rules made hereunder, may,-

1. (a) enter upon and inspect any tramway system, or any rolling stock used thereon and its other installations;
2. (b) by order in writing addressed to the tramway operator, require the attendance before him of any tramway official and to require answers or returns to such inquiries as it thinks fit to make from such official or from the tramway operator.
3. (c) require the production of any book, document or material object belonging to or in the possession or control of the tramway operator, which appears to it to be necessary to inspect; and
4. (d) take any other measures that the Safety Commissioner may deem necessary for the performance of its duties and functions under this Act or rules made hereunder.

1. (1) The State Government shall provide to the Safety Commissioner all reasonable facilities for the discharge of his duties or for the exercise of the powers imposed or conferred on it by or under this Act or rules made hereunder.
2. (2) The State Government shall allocate funds annually for the costs and expenses required by the Safety Commissioner for discharge of his duties, provided that the State Government may recover such costs and expenses through the levy of a fee upon all tramway system(s) and/ or users of tramway system(s).

Standards for Safety of Tramway system and its users The State Government may prescribe such Standards for safety of tramway system and for users thereof as it may consider necessary.

1. (1) The Safety Commissioner shall prepare, in such form and in such time, for each financial year, as may be prescribed, an annual report giving a full account of its activities during the previous financial year.
2. (2) The State Government shall cause the annual report of the Safety Commissioner to be laid, after its receipt, before each House of the State Legislature.