# Town Police Clauses Act 1847, Section 23: Power to stage carriages to deviate from route under order free from penalty.


No proprietor of any stage carriage duly licensed to carry passengers for hire shall be liable to any penalty for any deviation from the route or line of route specified in his licence which the driver of such stage carriage makes in consequence of any regulation or direction made or given by the commissioners.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/10-11/89/section/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-police-clauses-act-1847/section-23
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