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An Act for the better Regulation of Metropolitan Stage and Hackney Carriages, and for prohibiting the Use of advertising Vehicles.

[28th June 1853]C1 C2 C3 C4

Annotations

C1: Short title “The London Hackney Carriage Act 1853” given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14), Sch. 1
C2: Act repealed as to public service vehicles by Road Traffic Act 1930 (c. 43), Sch. 5
C3: Functions of Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis as to licensing of hackney carriages now exercisable by an Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis: Metropolitan Police Act 1856 (c. 2, SIF 95), ss. 1, 5, 7, Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869 (c. 115, SIF 107:1), ss. 6, 8, 11, S. R. & O. 1934/1346 (Rev. XIV, p. 795: 1934 I, p. 1221) and S. I. 1955/1853 (1955 I, p. 1143)
C4: London Hackney Carriages Act 1843 and London Hackney Carriages Act 1850 cited or referred to by their short titles under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1893 (c. 14), s. 3