Stage-Carriages Act, 1861
Bare Act · 1861
An Act for licensing and regulating Stage-Carriages. Preamble.--.
- Act number
- 16 of 1861
- Enacted
- 7 July 1861
- Contents
- 24 sections · 2 chapters
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Contents
Preamble
- Section 1 – Definition of stage-carriage
- Section 2 – Carriages to be licensed
- Section 3 – Power to refuse license
- Section 4 – Charge for and duration of license
- Section 5 – Particulars to be painted on conspicuous part of carriage
- Section 6 – Penalty for letting carriage without having particulars painted (preview)
- Section 7 – Penalty for letting for hire unlicensed carriage (preview)
- Section 8 – Penalty for allowing carriage to be drawn by fewer animals or more passengers, etc., to be carried than provided by license (preview)
- Section 9 – Penalty for ill-treating animals (preview)
- Section 10 – Revocation of license (preview)
- Section 12 – Penalty for misconduct on part of drivers (preview)
- Section 13 – Penalty when recoverable from proprietor (preview)
- Section 14 – Issue of summons (preview)
- Section 15 – Adjudication of penalties (preview)
- Section 16 – Recovery of penalties, etc (preview)
- Section 17 – Offender may be apprehended and detained in custody until return of warrant of distress (preview)
- Section 18 – Imprisonment of offender if distress not sufficient (preview)
- Section 19 – [Repealed.] (preview)
- Section 20 – Jurisdiction (preview)
- Section 20A – Power to make rules (preview)
- Section 21 – Interpretation-clause (preview)
- Section 22 – Extent of Act (preview)
- Section 23 – Power to State Government to exempt (preview)