Section 58: Bye-laws

(1) The Corporation may, with the approval of the Minister, make bye-laws, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, with respect to all or any of the following purposes-
(a) for providing the accommodation and convenience of passengers, and regulating the carriage of their luggage;
(b) for declaring what shall be deemed to be, for the purposes of this Act, dangerous or offensive goods, and for regulating the carriage of such goods;
(c) for regulating the conditions on which the Corporation will carry passengers or animals suffering from infectious or contagious diseases, and providing for the disinfection of vehicles which have been used by or for such passengers or animals;
(d) for regulating the commission of any offence or nuisance in, or about any of the stations, works, plant, building or premises of the railway;
(e) for preventing the commission of any offence or nuisance in, or about any of the stations, works, plants, buildings or premises of the railway;
(f) for preventing trespasses upon or injury to the railway, roadways, stations, works, plant, buildings or premises attached thereto or otherwise belonging thereto;
(g) for the regulation of any motor transport service operated by the Corporation;
(h) for regulating the duties and conduct of porters or other persons, not being railway servants, at any railway station or on other railway premises, in relation to the carrying of goods or the driving, drawing or propelling of vehicles for the carriage of passengers or goods, and for fixing the charges to be paid to them therefor;
(i) for regulating public or private traffic across the railway, at any level crossing or elsewhere; and
(j) generally for regulating the travelling upon and use of the railway and the governance thereof and maintenance of good order thereon.
(2) Bye-laws made under this section, may provide that the breach of any of them shall be an offence punishable with such fine as may be specified in relation thereto, not exceeding N40, or, in the case of a bye-law regulating the carriage of offensive goods, N100.
(3) Where a bye-law makes provision in respect of obstruction of a railway by way of damage thereto or in any manner likely to interrupt or endanger the smooth running of the railway, the Corporation and its servants shall not incur liability for damage caused in removing the obstruction; and the Corporation may recover damages from the persons causing the obstruction; and if a monetary penalty is prescribed in a bye-law, the amount recovered shall be taken into account in assessing damages under this subsection.
(4) Bye-laws made under this section shall be published in Gazette and shall have effect on the publication thereof or on such later date as may be specified therein.
(5) The Corporation shall keep at each station on the railway, a copy of the bye-laws made under this section and for the time being in force, and shall allow any person to inspect it free of charge.