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The Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002

Appointment of Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety

In force From 29 Oct 2002 Act 60 of 2002 As on 16 Oct 2026

Act 60 of 2002 Ministry Housing and Urban Affairs Enacted 17 Dec 2002 In force 29 Oct 2002 Cited by 1 provision Instruments 15

Section 7 of the Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002 deals with appointment of Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety. ] The Central Government may appoint one or more Commissioners of Metro Railway Safety. The Act came into force on 29 Oct 2002.

1[(1)] The Central Government may appoint one or more Commissioners of Metro Railway Safety.

2[(2) The Commissioner shall function under the administrative control of the Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety appointed under section 5 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989).]

Section 7, The Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002 (Act 60 of 2002).

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Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. Railways Act s. 5 Appointment of Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety and Commissioners of Railway Safety

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 2 Definitions

Made under this section, and citing it

5 instruments state that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.

Another 10 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.

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Questions about Section 7

What does Section 7 of the Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act deal with?

Section 7 of the Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act is headed "Appointment of Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety". ] The Central Government may appoint one or more Commissioners of Metro Railway Safety.

How do I find court cases under Section 7 of the Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act 7, section 7 Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act, section 7 of the Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 7 of the Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on Railways Act 5 (Appointment of Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety and Commissioners of Railway Safety), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 5: most recently Appointing the Commissioner of Railway Safety, Western Circle, Mumbai to act as the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety in respect of Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project (2017), then Appointing the Commissioner of Railway Safety, Southern Circle, Bangalore to act as the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety in respect of the Metro Rail Projects in Kochi Metropolitan Area (2016), and 3 more.

When did Section 7 of the Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act come into force?

Section 7 of the Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act, cited as Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act 7, came into force on 29 Oct 2002, having been enacted on 17 Dec 2002. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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