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Metropolitan Streets Act 1867

30 & 31 Vict. c. 134 · Enacted 20 August 1867 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act for regulating the Traffic in the Metropolis, and for making Provision for the greater Security of Persons passing through the Streets, and for other Purposes.

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Modifications

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Functions of Metropolitan Board of Works now exercisable by Greater London Council: Local Government Act 1888 (c. 41), s. 40(8)(9), London Government Act 1963 (c. 33), ss. 2, 3(1)(b), Sch. 2 and Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), s. 8, Sch. 2

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Functions of Commissioner of Works now exercisable by Secretary of State: S.R. & O. 1945/991 (Rev. XV, p. 232: 1945 I, p. 1414), S.I. 1962/1549 and 1970/1681

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Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1893 (c. 14)

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Words of enactment and certain other words repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1893 (c. 14)

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Acts cited or referred to by their short titles under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1893 (c. 14), s. 3

Commencement

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Act wholly in force at Royal Assent.

Contents

  1. Preliminary
  2. 1Short title.
  3. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  4. 3Definitions:
  5. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  6. Part I
  7. General Regulations
  8. 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  9. 6As to the deposit of goods in streets within general limits of Act.
  10. 7Cattle not to be driven through streets within certain hours.
  11. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  12. 9Prohibition of carriage of advertisements, except those approved by Commissioner of Police.
  13. 10—16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  14. Part II
  15. Hackney Carriages
  16. 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  17. 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  18. Shoeblacks and Messengers
  19. 19As to the licensing shoeblacks and messengers. Repealed
  20. 20Obstructions at standings prohibited. Repealed
  21. 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  22. 22Placards, &c. may be affixed to lamp posts.
  23. 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  24. 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
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  26. 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  27. 27Penalties.
  28. 28Construction of Act.
  29. 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed

1Short title.

This Act may be cited for all purposes as “The Metropolitan Streets Act, 1867.”

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3Definitions:

The following expressions for the purposes of this Act shall, unless the context requires a different construction, have the meanings herein-after assigned to them; that is to say,

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  • “Commissioner of Police,” beyond the limits of the City of London . . . F2, shall mean “the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis,” and within such limits “the Commissioner of the Police Force of the City of London . . . :”

  • “Street” shall include any highway or other public place, whether a thoroughfare or not; and any of the royal parks, gardens, and possessions which are managed by the Commissioners of Works in pursuance of the M1Crown Lands Acts, 1851, shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be public places:

  • F3“the limits of this Act” means—

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the City of London;

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the area enclosed in a circle of which the centre is Charing Cross, and the radii are six miles in length as measured in a straight line from Charing Cross.

  • The word “cattle” shall include bull, ox, cow, heifer, calf, sheep, goats, and swine, also horses, mules, and asses, when led in a string or loose.

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6As to the deposit of goods in streets within general limits of Act.C1

No goods or other articles shall be allowed to rest on any footway or other part of a street within the F1. . . limits of this Act, or be otherwise allowed to cause obstruction or inconvenience to the passage of the public, for a longer time than may be absolutely necessary for loading or unloading such goods or other articles.

Any person doing any act in contravention of this section shall be liable for each offence to a penalty not exceeding forty shillings.

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7Cattle not to be driven through streets within certain hours.C1

No person shall drive or conduct any cattle through any street within the F1. . . limits of this Act between the hours of ten in the morning and seven in the evening, except with the permission of the Commissioner of the Police.

Any person driving or conducting cattle in contravention of this section shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten shillings for each head of cattle so driven or conducted.

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9Prohibition of carriage of advertisements, except those approved by Commissioner of Police.

No picture, print, board, placard, or notice, except in such form and manner as may be approved of by the Commissioner of Police, shall, by way of advertisement, be carried or distributed in any street within the F1. . . limits of this Act by any person riding in any vehicle, or on horseback, or being on foot.

Any person doing any act in contravention of this section shall be liable for each offence to a penalty not exceeding F2£10.

This section shall not apply to the sale of newspapers.

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19As to the licensing shoeblacks and messengers.

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20Obstructions at standings prohibited.

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22Placards, &c. may be affixed to lamp posts.

F1. . . the Commissioner of Police may cause to be attached to any lamp post any placard or signal he may think expedient for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.

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27Penalties.

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All powers conferred by this Act shall be deemed to be in addition to and not in derogation of any other powers conferred by any other Act of Parliament, and any such other powers may be exercised as if this Act had not passed.

28Construction of Act.

This Act, so far as is consistent with the tenor thereof, shall be construed as one with the Acts relating to the Metropolitan Police and to the City Police.

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