Arrangement of Sections
PART I Preliminary
3. Functions of the Corporation may be discharged by its servants.
PART II - Establishment and Constitution of the Corporation
4. Establishment and incorporation of the Nigerian Railway Corporation.
7. Remuneration of members of the Corporation.
8. Power to remove members from office.
9. Further provisions as to the Corporation.
PART III - Duties and powers of the Corporation
10. Appointment and functions of general manager.
11. Duty to furnish information.
12. Power to give directions to the Corporation.
13. Power of chairman with regard to certain decisions of the Corporation.
15. General duties of the Corporation.
17. General powers of the Corporation.
18. Power to fix rates, fares and other charges.
19. Conditions for holding goods on railway.
20. Provision of additional facilities for traffic.
21. Authority to execute necessary works.
22. Alteration of pipes, wires and drains.
23. Temporary entry upon land for purpose of preventing accident or repairing damage.
24. Notice of entry and compensation in relation to sections 21 to 23.
25. No suit to be brought to recover compensation.
26. Removal of trees obstructing working of railway.
27. Purchase and importation of coal.
28. Restriction on power to extend railway line.
29. Construction of railways by persons other than the Corporation.
PART IV - Further powers in relation to land
31. Construction for purposes of Cap. L5.
32. Preliminary investigation of land required for railway purposes.
33. Compulsory acquisition of land.
34. Restriction on alienation.
PART V - Transfer of assets and liabilities and payment of compensation
35. Transfer of assets and liabilities.
36. Exceptions as to transfer of assets and liabilities.
39. Existing contracts and pending proceedings, etc.
PART VI - Financial provisions
Continue reading Nigerian Railway Corporation Act
You have read the opening. Unlock the full library once and it stays unlocked - one payment, no subscription, the same library as the app.
- All 725 Laws of the Federation, A to Z
- 916 full judgments and 269 case collections
- 8,046 legal principles and 124 rules of court
- 343 drafts, with the Draft Builder
- The Law Dictionary - 31,442 terms
- Law School notes and 2,082 MCQs
Every Act, case collection and principle beginning with A, B or C is free to read in full, without unlocking - the same boundary as the Android app.