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16/1861 - The Stage-Carriages Act, 1861 ▶

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 Number	Title	Actions
1	Definition of stage-carriage.
2	Carriages to be licensed.
3	Power to refuse license.
4	Charge for and duration of license.
5	Particulars to be painted on conspicuous part of carriage.
6	Penalty for letting carriage without having particulars painted.
7	Penalty for letting for hire unlicensed carriage.
9	Penalty for ill-treating animals.
10	Revocation of license.
11	Penalty for not conforming to provisions of section 5.
12	Penalty for misconduct on part of drivers.
13	Penalty when recoverable from proprietor.
14	Issue of summons.
15	Adjudication of penalties.
16	Recovery of penalties, etc.
17	Offender may be apprehended and detained in custody until return of warrant of distress.
18	Imprisonment of offender if distress not sufficient.
19	[Repealed.].
20	Jurisdiction.
20A	Power to make rules.
21	Interpretation-clause.
22	Extent of Act.
23	Power to State Government to exempt.
8	Penalty for allowing carriage to be drawn by fewer animals or more passengers, etc., to be carried than provided by license.