SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 20 Hackney carriages

Part I Transfers of functions and amendments

The London Hackney Carriage Act 1853

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1

The M1London Hackney Carriage Act 1853 shall be amended as follows.

2

In section 2 (powers of inspection of carriages etc) for—

a

“the said Commissioners of Police”, and

b

“the said commissioners”, in both places where those words occur,

there shall be substituted “ Transport for London ”.

3

In section 17 (penalties for offences) in paragraph 1 (excessive fares and refusal to carry authorised number of passengers or reasonable quantity of luggage) for “the said Commissioners of Police” there shall be substituted “ Transport for London ”.

4

In section 20 (powers of Commissioners of Police etc) for the words from the beginning to “appoint; and” there shall be substituted “ In this Act ”.