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RULES FOR THE REGISTRATION OF INDENT, ALLOTMENT AND SUPPLY OF WAGONS

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section (1) of section 64, or 302, Minimum weight for charge per wagon.— The minimum weight for charge per wagon for coal and coke is as

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CHAPTER II
RULES FOR THE REGISTRATION OF INDENT, ALLOTMENT AND SUPPLY OF WAGONS

थी... The following rules lay down the procedure for the registration of indents for wagons and of consignment of
“smalls” over the Indian Railways. The Railway Administrations, after due notice, can make such temporary local vari-
auons in any of these niles as they consider fit, to mect any exceptional circumstances or to prevent misusc:-

(1) Registration of demands for wagons— All demands for despatch of goods in wagon loads should be
entered in the Wagon Demands/Priority Register maintained at the stations or goods sheds open for booking of goods in
wagon loads. The signature of the sender or his representative should be taken in the appropriate column provided in
the register after duly filling in all the other columns, The prescribed registration fee will be paid by the sender or his
representative at the time of registration of demands for wagons,

(2) A Forwarding Note duly filled in should be tendered by the sender at the time the goods are physically
brought into the Railway premises,

(3) (a) A limit may be placed by Railways on the quantity of goods permitted to be registered at a time by one
indentor,

(b) Railways. may require that indents for wagons are registered in multiples of two wagons or three wagons
where considered necessary to ensure better utilisation of wagons in tanshipment.

(c) When limits are placed on the registration of goods in the manner indicated above, full details thercof will
be exhibited at the stations.

(4) When booking is restricted to a particular station or by a particular route, full details regarding the restric-
lions will be exhibited at the station.

(5) The prescribed wagon registration fees are—

(i) कण all types of wagons i.e., 4-wheelers and 6- wheelers are—
for 8.0, wagon— Rs. 150 per wagon.
for M.G. wagon— Rs. 100 per wagon. .
for N. G. wagon—Rs. 60 per wagon.
(ii) For all types of 8-wheelers or above are—-
for B.G. wagon—Rs. 300 per wagon.
for M.G, wagon— Rs, 200 per wagon.
for N.G. wagon— Rs. 120 per wagon.

Note:- No registration fee is leviable for registration of "smalls".

(6) No registration fee will be required to be paid in respect of the following traffic :—

(a) Military traflic, including any consignment despatched by a Military Officer in his official capacity,
(b) Traffic brought to Railway premises and thereafter tendered and registered for despatch, where the
loading is required by the tariff rules to be done by the Railway. .

(7) The type of wagon required, whether open or covered, should be indicated in the Wagon Demands/Priority
Register by the consignor or his authorised agent. If the consignor is prepared to load either an open or a covered wagon,
both the types should be shown in the Wagon Demands/Priority Register and which ever type is available first will be
supplied.

(8) Railways may restrict from time to time the type of wagon (covered or open) that will be supplicd in respect
of specified commodities. Railways do not guarantee to supply at stations wagons of any particular type or carrying
capacity.

(9) The Wagon Demand/Priority Register should be open for inspection by merchants and traders during ie
hours of working of goods sheds at stations.

(10) Allotment/loading orders.— Each item of wagon registration is given a serial number in the order of
registrauon. Alloument/Loading orders are issued in accordance with the priority of registration and also having reyard to
preferential schedules prescribed by the Railway Board, quotas and restrictions in force and other Operating
considcrauons.

_ (11) Station should load wagons only in accordance with the AllotmenLoading Orders received from the
_ SPpropnate authority, except at stations where Station Masters are authorized 10 allot wagons themselves in accordance
with the instructions issued in this regard.

— i The Allotment/Loading Orders should be exhibited on the Notice Board of the station for the

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