2(1)The [1850 c. 7.] London Hackney Carriages Act 1850 shall be amended as follows.
(2)In section 4 (standings for hackney carriages to be appointed and regulated by the Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis)—
(a)for “the said Commissioners of Police” and, where first and second occurring, “the said commissioners” there shall be substituted “Transport for London”;
(b)for “signed by one of the said commissioners” there shall be substituted “signed by a person authorised for the purpose by Transport for London”;
(c)for “the office of the Commissioners of Police in the City of Westminster” there shall be substituted “the offices of Transport for London”;
(d)for “the signature of the said commissioner” there shall be substituted “the aforesaid signature”.