# Town Police Clauses Act 1847, Section 58: Overcharge by hackney coachmen, &c., to be included in conviction, and returned to aggrieved party.


Every proprietor or driver of any such hackney carriage who is convicted of taking as a fare a greater sum than is authorized by any byelaw made under this or the special Act shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale, and such penalty may be recovered before one justice; and in the conviction of such proprietor or driver an order may be included for payment of the sum so overcharged, over and above the penalty and costs; and such overcharge shall be returned to the party aggrieved, . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/10-11/89/section/58 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-police-clauses-act-1847/section-58
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