(1) The Central Government may, by notification, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Chapter.

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(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--

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(a) the convenience and accommodation (including the reservation of seats or berths in trains) to passengers;

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(b) the amount of refund for the cancellation of a ticket;

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(c) the circumstances under which change of names of passengers, having reserved seats or berths, may be permitted;

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(d) the carriage of luggage and the conditions subject to which luggage may be kept in the cloak rooms at the stations;

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(e) diseases which are infectious or contagious;

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(f) the conditions subject to which a railway administration may carry passengers suffering from infectious or contagious diseases and the manner in which carriages used by such passengers may be disinfected;

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(g) generally, for regulating the travelling upon, and the use, working and management of the railways.

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(3) Any rule made under this section may provide that a contravention thereof shall be punishable with fine which shall not exceed five hundred rupees.

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(4) Every railway administration shall keep at every station on its railway a copy of all the rules made under this section and shall also allow any person to inspect it free of charge.

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Without prejudice to any power to make rules contained elsewhere in this Act, the Central Government may make rules generally to carry out the purposes of this Act.

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