Land Public Transport Act 2010 s 99

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s 99 Removal of trees dangerous to or obstructing the working of railway

(1) Where in the opinion of the Director General of Land Public Transport there is at any time danger or suspected danger that any tree standing on land, other than the railway land, may— (a) fall on to a railway, or on the route of any telegraph, telephone, signal, electric light or electric power wire the working of which is wholly or partially controlled by a railway company; or (b) obstruct, interfere with, or cause damage to the construction or proper working of a railway or of any such telegraph, telephone, signal, electric light or electric power wire or to any post, other structure or fitting supporting the same or appurtenant thereto, the railway company may cause the tree to be cut down or dealt with in such other manner as may, in the opinion of the Director General of Land Public Transport, avert the danger or remove the obstruction, as the case may be. (2) Where a tree obstructs or interferes with the view of any fixed signal, a railway company may cause the tree to be cut down or dealt with in such other manner as will remove the obstruction or interference, as the case may be. (3) When the tree referred to in subsections (1) and (2) was in existence before the railway was constructed, or the telegraph, telephone, signal, electric light or electric power wire was laid, or the post, structure or fitting was erected or installed, or the signal was fixed, adequate compensation shall be paid by the railway company to the proprietor or occupier of the land where the tree is on. (4) For the purposes of this section, “tree” includes the undergrowth.

Malay text (authoritative)

Pembuangan pokok yang berbahaya kepada atau menghalang pengerjaan kereta api

(1) Jika Suruhanjaya berpendapat bahawa pada bila-bila masa terdapat bahaya atau bahaya yang disyaki bahawa mana-mana pokok yang terdapat di atas tanah, selain tanah kereta api, mungkin — (a) terjatuh ke atas suatu kereta api, atau di atas laluan mana-mana wayar telegraf, telefon, isyarat, lampu eletrik atau kuasa elektrik yang pengerjaannya dikawal keseluruhan atau sebahagiannya oleh suatu syarikat kereta api; atau (b) menghalang, mengganggu, atau menyebabkan kerosakan kepada pembinaan atau pengerjaan yang sepatutnya suatu kereta api atau mana-mana wayar telegraf, telefon, isyarat, lampu elektrik atau kuasa elektrik itu atau kepada mana-mana tiang, struktur atau kelengkapan lain yang menopangkannya atau yang bersangkutan dengannya, syarikat kereta api itu boleh menyebabkan pokok itu ditebang atau diperlakukan mengikut apa-apa cara lain yang, pada pendapat Suruhanjaya, akan menghindarkan bahaya itu atau menghapuskan halangan itu, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan. (2) Jika suatu pokok menghalang atau mengganggu pemandangan mana-mana isyarat terpasang, suatu syarikat kereta api boleh menyebabkan pokok itu ditebang atau diperlakukan mengikut apa-apa cara lain yang akan menghapuskan halangan atau gangguan itu, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan. (3) Apabila pokok yang disebut dalam subseksyen (1) dan (2) telah wujud sebelum kereta api itu dibina, atau wayar telegraf, telefon, isyarat, lampu elektrik atau kuasa elektrik itu dibentangkan, atau tiang, struktur atau kelengkapan itu didirikan atau dipasang, atau isyarat itu dipasang, pampasan yang mencukupi hendaklah dibayar oleh syarikat kereta api itu kepada tuan punya atau penduduk tanah tempat terletaknya pokok itu. (4) Bagi maksud seksyen ini, “pokok” termasuk tumbuhan yang kecil dan rendah.

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Text as at 15 October 2023 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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