Act Number: 16

Act Name: The Stage-Carriages Act, 1861

Year: 1861

Enactment Date: 1861-07-07

Long Title: An Act for licensing and regulating Stage-Carriages.

Ministry: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Department:

Section 21: Interpretation-clause.
    The term "Magistrate" in this Act shall include all Magistrates and other persons exercising the powers of a Magistrate:
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     Act applicable to all animals used for drawing carriages.--2[All expressions and provisions which in this Act are applied to horses shall also apply to all other animals employed in drawing any carriage ordinarily used for the purpose of conveying passengers for hire to or from any place in the States:]
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Notes:
1. The definition of "British India" omitted by the A.O. 1937.
2. Subs. by Act 16 of 1876, s. 1, for the third sentence of section 21.
3. The definitions relating to "number" and "gender" rep. by Act 10 of 1914, s. 3 and the Second Schedule.
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