http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/57/section/71Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976An Act to make amendments for England and Wales of provisions of the law which relates to local authorities or highways and is commonly amended by local Acts; to alter certain supplemental provisions of the enactments relating to public health; to provide for certain powers of local authorities to execute works to be exercisable outside their areas; to provide for certain future local enactments and orders to have effect subject to certain other enactments; to amend section 126 of the Housing Act 1974; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.1977-08-31texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-07-08Expert Participation2026-06-29 Part II Hackney carriages and private hire vehicles Taximeters.711Nothing in this Act shall require any private hire vehicle to be equipped with any form of taximeter but no private hire vehicle so equipped shall be used for hire in a controlled district unless such taximeter has been tested and approved by or on behalf of the district council for the district or any other district council by which a vehicle licence in force for the vehicle was issued.2Any person who—atampers with any seal on any taximeter without lawful excuse; orbalters any taximeter with intent to mislead; orcknowingly causes or permits a vehicle of which he is the proprietor to be used in contravention of subsection (1) of this section,shall be guilty of an offence.Pt. II(ss. 45–80) modified by Transport Act 1978 (c. 55, SIF 126), s. 7(3)Pt. II(ss. 45–80) amended by Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (c. 14, SIF 107:1), s. 79Pt. II(ss. 45–80) applied with modifications by S.I. 1986/567, regs. 3, 4Pt. II (ss. 45-80) extended (1.4.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 255(1)(4); S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(2)(a), Sch. Pt. 1Pt. II (ss. 45-80) excluded (1.7.2001) by 1981 c. 14, s. 79A(1)(a) (as inserted (1.7.2001) by 2000 c. 38, s. 265(2); S.I. 2001/1498, art. 3)