London Hackney Carriages Act 1843
London Hackney Carriages Act 1843 (1843 c. 86)
- London Hackney Carriages Act 1843 (1843 c. 86)
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- 2 Interpretation of terms.
- 3 Provisions of 1 & 2 Will. 4 c. 22 extended to this Act.
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- 8 Registrar to grant licences. At the time of granting any licence an abstract of the laws and a ticket to be given.
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- 10 †Penalty on persons acting as drivers, &c. without licences and badges, 5l.; on proprietors suffering drivers or conductors so to do, 10l. Employment of unlicensed drivers, &c. in case of necessity.
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- 14 Persons applying for licences to sign a requisition for the same, &c.
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- 16 Particulars of licences to be entered in a book at the registrar’s office.
- 17 Tickets to be worn by drivers.
- 18 Licences and tickets to be delivered up on the discontinuance of licences.
- 19 New tickets to be delivered instead of defaced or lost tickets.
- 20 Forgery of licence or ticket, or knowingly uttering a forged licence or ticket, a misdemeanor.
- 21 †Proprietor to retain the licence of drivers or conductors employed by him, and produce them in case of complaint.
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- 24 Proceedings with respect to licences on quitting service.
- 25 Licences may be revoked or suspended.
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- 27 No person to act as driver of any carriage without the consent of the proprietor.
- 28 Punishment for furious driving, and wilful misbehaviour.
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- 33 †Penalty on drivers of hackney carriages, or drivers or conductors of metropolitan stage carriages, for loitering or causing any obstruction, or plying for hire by making any noise, &c.
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- 38 Complaints to be made within twenty eight days.
- 39 Justices may hear complaints and award penalties. In case of nonpayment the party may be imprisoned. Proviso.
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- 44 Providing for cases where there are more proprietors than one.
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- 47 Limitation of actions. Venue. Notice of action. Tender of of amends.
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