Metro Railways Act, 1978

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This article is about the Act of Parliament of India that governs the construction of works relating to metro rail systems. For the law governing operation and maintenance of such systems, see Metro Railway Act, 2002.

The Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978
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Parliament of India
Long title
  • An Act to provide for the construction of works relating to metro railways in the metropolitan cities and for matter connected therewith.
CitationAct No. 33 of 1978
Territorial extentIndia
Enacted byLok Sabha
Passed26 July 1978
Enacted byRajya Sabha
Passed3 August 1978
Assented to21 August 1978
Commenced1 February 1979
Legislative history
Bill introduced in the Lok SabhaThe Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Bill, 1978
Bill published on12 May 1978
Amended by
The Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Amendment Act, 1982
The Metro Railways (Amendment) Act, 2009
Related legislation
Metro Railway (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002
Status: Amended

The Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978 is an act of the Parliament of India that governs the construction of works relating to metro railways in metropolitan cities in the country. When it was enacted in 1978, the Act applied in the first instance to the metropolitan city of Calcutta (now Kolkata). The Act also empowered the Central Government to, by notification in The Gazette of India, extend the Act to any other metropolitan city. This provision has been utilized in subsequent years to extend the Act to other metro railway systems in the country.

Proposal and enactment[]

The Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Bill, 1978 (Bill No. 87 of 1978) was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 12 May 1978, and passed by that House on 26 July. The Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 3 August 1978. The bill received assent from then President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy on 21 August 1978.[1][2] The Act came into force on 1 February 1979.[3]

Amendments[]

1982[]

The Metro Railways Act was amended in 1982. The amendment act is named The Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Amendment Act, 1982 (Act No. 41 of 1982). The Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Amendment, Bill, 1981 (Bill No. 165 of 1981) was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 22 December 1981, and passed by that House on the same day. It was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 7 August 1982. The Bill received assent from then President Zail Singh on 21 August 1982.[1][2] It was notified in The Gazette of India on 6 May 1983, and came into force on 15 May 1983.[4]

2009[]

The Act was amended for a second time in 2009. The amendment bill titled The Metro Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2009 (Bill No. 64-C of 2009) was passed by the Lok Sabha on 6 August 2009.[5]

See also[]

  • Rapid transit in India

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Parliamentary Bills Information System". Lok Sabha Secretariat. Lok Sabha Secretariat. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Lok Sabha Government Bills as on 20th July 2013". data.gov.in. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  3. ^ "The Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978". Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "The Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Amendment Act, 1978" (PDF). Ministry of Law and Justice. lawmin.nic.in. pp. 229–234. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  5. ^ http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/1235476108/The%20Metro%20Railways%20%28Amendment%29%20Bill,%202009%20as%20passed%20by%20LS.pdf

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