THE RAILWAYS ACT, 1989 – Chapter XVI – Section 197

197. Matters Supplemental to the Definitions of “Railway” and “Railway Servant”
(1) For the purposes of sections 67, 113, 121, 123, 147, 151 to 154, 160, 164, 166, 168, 170, 171, 173 to 176, 179, 180, 182, 184, 185, 187 to 190, 192, 193, 195 and of this section, the word “Railway” whether it occurs alone or as a prefix to another word, has reference to a railway or portion of a railway under construction and to a railway or portion of a railway not used for the public carriage of passengers, animals or goods as well as to a railway falling within the definition of that word in clause (31) of section 2.

(2) For the purposes of sections 7, 24, 113, 146, 172 to 176 and 188 to 190, the expression “Railway Servant” includes a person employed under a railway in connection with the service thereof by a person fulfilling a contract with the railway administration.

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