This notification, G.S.R. 560(E), issued by the Ministry of Railways, Railway Board, on September 16, 2020, introduces the Railways Punitive Charges for Overloading of Wagon Amendment Rules, 2020. These rules, which come into effect on the date of publication in the Official Gazette, amend the Railways Punitive Charges for Overloading of Wagon Rules, 2012. Specifically, the amendment addresses situations where overloading is detected at a point other than the originating station. In such cases, if the customer adjusts the load at the point of detection, a punitive charge will be levied for the distance the train hauled the overloaded wagon from the originating station to the load adjustment point. This amendment is made in exercise of the powers conferred by subsection 1 read with clause d of sub section 2 of section 87 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). The principal rules were published vide number G.S.R. 570(E), dated the 17th July, 2012 and subsequently amended vide notification numbers G.S.R.898(E), dated the 17th December, 2012, G.S.R. 550(E), dated the 10th July, 2015, G.S.R. 278(E), dated the 26th March 2018 and G.S.R.1205(E), dated the 14th December 2018. For further information, contact Barjesh Dharmani, Executive Director, Traffic Commercial Rates, F. No. TCI2020109SCR.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: An Indian law governing the railways, specifically section 87 is relevant to the notification.
Central Government: The executive authority in India, responsible for making the rules.
Railways Punitive charges for overloading of wagon Rules, 2012: The principal rules being amended by this notification.
Railways Punitive charges for overloading of wagon Amendment Rules, 2020: The new rules being introduced by this notification.
Ministry of Railways: The government ministry responsible for railways in India.
Railway Board: The apex body of the Indian Railways, under the Ministry of Railways.
New Delhi: The location where the notification is issued.
BARJESH DHARMANI: Executive Director, Traffic Commercial Rates.
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भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
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स.ं 454] नई ददल्ली, बधु वार, जसतम्ब र 16, 2020/भाद्र 25, 1942
No. 454] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2020/BHADRA 25, 1942
रेल मत्रं ालय
(रेलव ेबोडड)
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 16 जसतम्ब र, 2020
सा.का.जन. 560(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, रेल अजधजनयम, 1989 (1989 का 24) की धारा 87 के उप-खंड (2) के
खंड (घ) के साथ पठित उप-खंड (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए रेल (वैगनों की अजधक लदाई के जलए
दंडात्मक प्रभार) जनयम, 2012 में और संिोधन करन े के जलए एतदद्व् ारा जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै अथाडत :-
1. (1) इन जनयमों को रेल (वैगनों की अजधक लदाई के जलए दडं ात्मक प्रभार) (संिोधन) जनयम, 2020 कहा िाए ।
(2) य ेरािपत्र म ेंइनके प्रकािन की जतजथ से प्रवृत्त मान े िाएगं े ।
2. रेल (वैगनों की अजधक लदाई के जलए दडं ात्मक प्रभार) जनयम, 2012 के जनयम 3 म,ें जनयम के बाद जनम्नजलजखत
जनयम अंतर्ववष्ट दकया िाए, अथाडत् –
“परंत ु और यह दक प्रारंजभक स्ट्थल के अलावा अन्य स्ट्थल पर अजधक लदाई का पता लगन े पर, यदद ग्राहक ऐस े
स्ट्थल पर लोड समायोिन करता है, तो रेन द्वारा वगै न को प्रारंजभक स्ट्टेिन स े लोड समायोिन के स्ट्थल तक ढोन े
की दरू ी के जलए दडं ात्मक प्रभार लगाया िाएगा ।
[फा. सं. टी सी-I/2020/109/एससीआर]
बरिेि धमाणड ी, कायडपालक जनदेिक यात्री जवपणन(दरें)
ठटप्पण : मूल जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i), में सा.का.जन. 570(अ), ददनांक
17 िुलाई, 2012 के द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थ े तथा तत्पश्चात अजधसूचना संखयांक सा.का.जन. 898(अ)
ददनांक 17 ददसंबर, 2012, सा.का.जन. 550(अ) ददनांक 10 िुलाई, 2015, सा.का.जन. 278(अ) ददनांक
26 माच,ड 2018 और सा.का.जन. 1205(अ) ददनांक 14 ददसंबर, 2018 के द्वारा संिोजधत दकए गए।
4290 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 16th September, 2020
G.S.R. 560(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause (d) of sub-
section (2) of section 87 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), the Central Government hereby makes the
following rules further to amend the Railways (Punitive charges for overloading of wagon) Rules, 2012,
namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Railways (Punitive charges for overloading of wagon) (Amendment)
Rules, 2020.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Railways (Punitive charges for overloading of wagon) Rules, 2012, in rule 3, after the proviso,
following proviso shall be inserted, namely -
“Provided further that on detection of overloading at other than originating point, if customer carries out
load adjustment at such point, Punitive charge shall be levied for the distance travelled by the train hauling
the wagon from the originating station to the load adjustment point.”
[F. No. TC-I/2020/109/SCR]
BARJESH DHARMANI, Executive Director, Traffic Commercial (Rates)
Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-
Section (i) vide number G.S.R. 570(E), dated the 17th July, 2012 and subsequently amended vide
notification numbers G.S.R.898(E), dated the 17th December, 2012, G.S.R. 550(E), dated the 10th July,
2015, G.S.R. 278(E), dated the 26th March 2018 and G.S.R.1205(E), dated the 14th December 2018.
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