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The Stage-Carriages Act

An Act for licensing and regulating Stage-Carriages.
1861
List of Chapters & Sections

  1. All sections

  2. 1
     Definition of stage-carriage
  3. 2
     Carriages to be licensed
  4. 3
     Power to refuse license
  5. 4
     Charge for and duration of license
  6. 5
     Particulars to be painted on conspicuous part of carriage
  7. 6
     Penalty for letting carriage without having particulars painted
  8. 7
     Penalty for letting for hire unlicensed carriage
  9. 8
     Penalty for allowing carriage to be drawn by fewer animals or more passengers, etc., to be carried than provided by license
  10. 9
     Penalty for ill-treating animals
  11. 10
     Revocation of license
  12. 11
     Penalty for not conforming to provisions of section 5
  13. 12
     Penalty for misconduct on part of drivers
  14. 13
     Penalty when recoverable from proprietor
  15. 14
     Issue of summons
  16. 15
     Adjudication of penalties
  17. 16
     Recovery of penalties, etc
  18. 17
     Offender may be apprehended and detained in custody until return of warrant of distress
  19. 18
     Imprisonment of offender if distress not sufficient
  20. 19
     [Repealed.]
  21. 20
     Jurisdiction
  22. 20A
     Power to make rules
  23. 21
     Interpretation-clause
  24. 22
     Extent of Act
  25. 23
     Power to State Government to exempt