1. Short title and construction.—(1) This Act may be called the Indian Railway Board Act, 1905;
and
(2) It shall be read with, and taken as part of, the Indian Railways Act, 1890 (9 of 1890).
2. Investment of Railway Board with powers under Indian Railways Act, 1890.—The Central
Government may, by notification2
in the Official Gazette, invest the Railway Board, either absolutely or
subject to conditions,—
(a) with all or any of the powers or functions of the Central Government under the Indian
Railways Act, 1890 (9 of 1890), with respect to all or any railways, and
(b) with the power of the officer referred to in section 47 of the said Act to make general rules for
railways administered by the Government.
3. Mode of signifying communications from the Railway Board.—Any notice, determination,
direction, requisition, appointment, expression of opinion, approval or sanction, to be given or signified
on the part of the Railway Board. for any of the purposes of, or in relation to, any powers or functions
with which it may be invested by notification under section 2, shall be sufficient and binding if in writing
signed by the Secretary to the Railway Board, or by any other person authorized by the said Railway
Board to act in its behalf in respect of the matters to which such authorisation may relate; and the said
Railway Board shall not in any case be bound in respect of any of the matters aforesaid unless by some
writing signed in manner aforesaid.
34. [Cessation of Railway Board on establishment of Federal Railway Authority.] Rep. by the
A.O. 1948.