SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 8Minor and consequential amendments
London Hackney Carriages Act 1843 (c. 86)
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1
Amend section 24 (proceedings with respect to licences on quitting service) as follows.
2
Re-number the existing provision subsection (1).
3
In that subsection—
a
for “any time not exceeding” substitute “
a time which, excluding any day mentioned in subsection (2), does not exceed
”
,
b
for “the magistrates' court for the petty sessions area in which the said proprietor shall dwell” substitute “
a magistrates' court
”
,
c
for “at the time of applying” substitute “
when applying
”
,
d
for “justices' chief executive for such” substitute “
designated officer for the
”
,
e
for “twenty-four hours, exclusive of Sunday or any day on which the magistrates' court shall not sit,” substitute “
that time
”
, and
f
for “at the same magistrates' court” substitute “
to a magistrates' court
”
.
4
After that subsection insert—
2
The days are—
a
Saturday or Sunday;
b
Christmas Day or Good Friday;
c
a day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.