• Railway Safety Act, 2024 (Act No. 30 of 2024)
  • Notice No. 5650 of 2024
  • Act
  • Preamble
  • Chapter 1 : Interpretation, Application and Objects
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Application of Act
    • 3. Objects of Act
    • 4. Exemption from Act
  • Chapter 2 : Railway Safety Regulator
    • 5. Railway Safety Regulator
    • 6. Objects of Regulator
    • 7. Functions and powers of Regulator
    • 8. International co-operation
    • 9. Board of Regulator
    • 10. Composition of board
    • 11. Appointment of board members
    • 12. Chairperson and deputy chairperson of board
    • 13. Term of office and conditions of service of board members
    • 14. Functions of board
    • 15. Disqualification from appointment as board member
    • 16. Termination of board membership
    • 17. Meetings of board
    • 18. Committees of board
    • 19. Conflict of interest of board member or board committee member
    • 20. Delegation by board
    • 21. Dissolution of board
    • 22. Chief executive officer
    • 23. Functions of CEO
    • 24. Staff of Regulator
    • 25. Limitation of liability
    • 26. Documents
    • 27. Funds of Regulator
    • 28. Financial year of Regulator
    • 29. Reporting to Minister and Parliament
  • Chapter 3 : Railway Safety Permits
    • 30. Safety permits
    • 31. Conditions of safety permit
    • 32. Amendment of conditions of safety permit
    • 33. Surrender, suspension and revocation of safety permit
  • Chapter 4 : Railway Safety Critical Grades, Standards and Safety Management System
    • 34. Safety critical grade framework
    • 35. Evaluation and registration of training institutions
    • 36. Railway safety standards
    • 37. Safety management system
    • 38. Consultative forum
  • Chapter 5 : Railway Safety Information and Monitoring System
    • 39. National railway safety information and monitoring system
    • 40. Protection of information
  • Chapter 6 : Enforcement
    • 41. Railway safety inspector
    • 42. Powers and duties of railway safety inspector
    • 43. Routine compliance inspection
    • 44. Enforcement inspection
    • 45. Formalities of inspections
    • 46. Duty to assist railway safety inspector
    • 47. Powers of railway safety inspector to deal with unsafe conditions
  • Chapter 7 : Railway Occurrence Reporting and Investigations
    • 48. Railway occurrence
    • 49. Reporting of railway occurrence
    • 50. Categories of railway occurrence investigations
    • 51. Major investigation
    • 52. Standard investigation
    • 53. Commission of inquiry
  • Chapter 8 : Appeals
    • 54. Appeal to CEO
    • 55. Appeal to board appeals committee
    • 56. Appeal to Transport Appeal Tribunal
  • Chapter 9 : General and Miscellaneous
    • Part A : Offences and penalties
      • 57. Offences and penalties
      • 58. Offences in relation to employer or principal
      • 59. Liability of director, trustee or member of juristic person
      • 60. Enquiry in respect of compensation and award of damages
    • Part B : Regulations and notices
      • 61. Regulations and notices
      • 62. Regulations regarding design, construction, alteration and new operations
      • 63. Regulations regarding infrastructure or activity affecting safe railway operations
      • 64. Regulations regarding assessment and information
      • 65. Regulations regarding railway occurrence and railway occurrence investigations
      • 66. Notice regarding fees
      • 67. Regulations and procedure regarding compliance notices and penalties
      • 68. Regulations regarding safety critical grades and training institutions
    • Part C : Transitional, repeal and commencement provisions
      • 69. Transitional provisions and savings
      • 70. Repeal of law
      • 71. Short title and commencement
• Proclamations
  • Proclamation Notice 269 of 2025