(1) The Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(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:- Powers to remove difficulties.
Effect of the Act and rules etc., inconsistent with other enactments.
Power to make rules.
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(a) notification of standards and safety parameters;
(b) powers of tramway operator in relation to the development, construction, management, operation and maintenance of tramway system;
(c) the arrangements to be made for and the formalities to be complied with before opening the tramway system for the public carriage of passengers;
(d) for regulating the mode in which, and the speed at which rolling stock used on the tramway system is to be moved or propelled;
(e) the cases in which and the extent to which the procedure provided in this Act may be dispensed with;
(f) the manner and consideration for determination of amount payable for any loss, damage or injury under section 20 and the manner of deposit and payment thereof;
(g) the particulars of the ticket such as the value, the period of validity and other particulars in relation thereto;
(h) for regulating the travel upon, and the use, working, maintenance and management of the tramway system;
(i) the persons to whom notices in respect of any inquiry under this Act are to be sent, the procedure to be followed in such inquiry and the manner in which a report of such inquiry shall be prepared;
(j) the making of an inquiry into the cause of the accident under section 39;
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(k) material which is offensive or dangerous under section 27;
(l) the use of the tramway system by persons suffering from infectious or contagious diseases under section 68;
(m) for determination (including revision), regulation and collection of fares;
(n) to regulate the working of the tramway system, including the pre-requisites to and manner of opening of traffic on a tramway system under section 24, the suspension of traffic on a tramway system, the closing of the tramway system or of any rolling stock, and the prerequisites to, and manner of, reopening of traffic on a tramway system wherein traffic has been suspended or which has been closed;
(o) any other matter which is required to be or may be prescribed to carry out the provisions of this Act.
(3) The tramway operator shall keep at every station on its tramway system, and at all other tramway system premises, a copy of all the rules made under this section and shall also allow any person to inspect it free of charge.
(4) Every rule made under this Act shall immediately after it is made, be laid before each House of State Legislature if it is in session and if it is not in session in the session immediately following for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session in which, it is so laid or the session immediately following, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or in the annulment of the rule, the rule shall, from the date on which the modification or annulment is notified in the 52 [Act No.38 of 2008] 9Telangana Gazette, have effect only in such modified form or shall stand annulled, as the case may be, so however that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.
82. The tramway operator may make regulations not inconsistent with the Act and the rules made thereunder, to provide for all matters for which provisions are necessary or expedient for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of the Act.
83. All the assets and liabilities of the Metro Rail Limited including rolling stock, machinery shall stand transferred to and vested in the State Government on the expiry of the concession period.
84. The Andhra Pradesh Municipal Tramways (Construction, Operation and Maintenance) Ordinance, 2008 is hereby repealed.
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9. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated 01.06.2016.
Power of the tramway operator to make regulations.
Vesting of property in Government.
Repeal of Ordinance 5 of
2008.
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