# The London Cab Order 1985, Article 3


For paragraph 35 of the principal Order there shall be substituted the following paragraph:—
“35 (1) The owner of every motor cab shall cause the cab to be fitted with a taximeter of a type approved by the Assistant Commissioner.
(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (4) of this paragraph, any such meter shall be so constructed and adjusted that
(a) after the mechanism of the meter has been activated at the commencement of a hiring, the fare payable for the hiring, as prescribed in paragraph 40(1) and (2) of this Order, is automatically recorded and displayed by the meter; and
(b) the total up to an amount of not less than 10p of any extra charges payable by a hirer of the cab, can be displayed by the meter.
(3) Every taximeter so fitted shall be sealed in such manner as the Assistant Commissioner may from time to time direct and may be marked in such manner as the Assistant Commissioner may from time to time permit, and no person shall place such seal or mark on the taximeter unless he is authorised in that behalf by the Assistant Commissioner.
(4) The requirements of sub-paragraph (2)(a) of this paragraph shall not apply during the transitional period specified in Schedule E to this Order.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1985/933/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/london-cab-order-1985/article-3
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