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NEW DELHI. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 22. 2001/AGRAHAYANA 01,1923

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(Railway Board)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 22nd November, 2001

G.S.R 858(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by

section 122 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), the Central

Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend

the Railway (Notices of and Inquiries into Accidents) Rules,

1998, namely:—

1. (1) These rules may be called the Railway (Notices of

and Inquiries into Accidents) Amendment Rules, 2001.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their

publication in the Official Gazette,

2. In the Railway (Notices of and Inquiries into Accidents)

Rules, 1998 after rule 6, the following rule shall be inserted,

namely :—

"6A Responsibility of ensuring correct reporting of

accidents—The responsibility of ensuring correct reporting of

accidents shall be of the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) at

Divisional Level and the General Manager (GM) at Zonal Level."

[No. 2000/Safety (A&R)/19/20]

INDRA GHOSH, Executive

Director/Safety (Railway Board)

Foot Note :—The principal rules were published in the Gazette

of India vide notification number GSR 5, dated the 2nd

January, 1999 and amended by GSR 64, dated the 6th

March, 1999.

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