law: Railways Act, 1989
  87. Power to make rules in respect of matters in this
  
  Chapter.  
  (1) The Central Government may, by notification, make rules to
  
  carry out the purposes of this Chapter.
  (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of
  
  the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following
  
  matters, namely:- 
  (a) goods in respect of which no forwarding
  
  note shall be executed under proviso to sub-section (1) of section 64;
  (b) dangerous and offensive goods for the
  
  purposes of sub-section (1) of section 67;
  (c) infectious or contagious diseases for the
  
  purposes of section 68,
  (d) rates of penalty charges under section 73;
  
  
  (e) the manner in which the consignment may be
  
  delivered without a railway receipt under section 76;
  (f) the manner of delivery of consignment or
  
  the sale proceeds to the person entitled thereto under section 77,
  (g) the conditions subject to which and
  
  charges payable for allowing weighment and circumstances for not allowing
  
  weighment of consignment in wagon-load or train-load under section 79;
  (h) the manner of giving open delivery under
  
  section 81,
  (i) the form of partial delivery certificate
  
  under sub-section (2) of section 82;
  (j) the manner of sale of consignment or part
  
  thereof under the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 83;
  (k) the manner in which a notice under
  
  sub-section (3) of section 83 may be given;
  (l) generally, for regulating the carriage of
  
  goods by the railways.
  (3) Any rule made under this section may provide that a
  
  contravention thereof shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one
  
  hundred and fifty rupees.
  (4) Every railway administration shall keep at each station a
  
  copy of the rules for the time being in force under this section, and shall
  
  allow any. person to refer to it free of charge.