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Section 19: Re-opening of closed metro railway
When the Central Government has, under section 18 directed the closure of the metro railway or the discontinuance of the use of any rolling stock—
(a) the metro railway shall not be re-opened for the public carriage of passengers until it has been inspected by the Commissioner and its re-opening is sanctioned in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter; and
(b) the rolling stock shall not be used until it has been inspected by the Commissioner and its re-use is sanctioned in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
(2) No person shall paste or put up any poster or write or draw anything or matter in any compartment or carriage of the metro railway, or any premises thereof, without any lawful authority and any person found engaged in doing any such act may be removed from the compartment, carriage or premises by any metro railway official authorised by the metro railway administration in this behalf. (3) Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), or on being asked by any metro railway official to leave any compartment, carriage or premises refuses to do so, shall be liable to penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees.
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