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An Act to extend the power of the Secretary of State to prescribe fares in respect of journeys by cab within the metropolitan police district and the City of London; to make provision for extending the length of such journeys which the driver of a cab is obliged by law to undertake; to relax restrictions on the parking of cabs; to prohibit the display on certain vehicles in that district or the City of London of signs or notices containing the word “taxi” or “cab” and signs or notices of certain other descriptions; and to restrict the issue, in connection with certain vehicles, of advertisements containing either of those words.
[15th February 1968]
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3
Commencement Information
I1Act (except s. 4(1)-(5)) in force at Royal Assent see s. 4(6)
(1)The power of [F1Transport for London] under paragraph (3) of section 9 of the M1Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869 and section 1 of the M2London Cab and Stage Carriage Act 1907 (regulations governing cab fares in London) shall include power to prescribe fares for the hire of cabs in respect of all journeys in London whether or not the journey is one which the driver of the cab is obliged by law to undertake.
[F2(1A)The power conferred by subsection (1) of this section is subject to paragraph (4) of the restrictions specified in section 9 of the said Act of 1869.]
(2)In this section “cab”, “fare” and “London” have the same meaning as in the said Act of 1907, and for the purposes of this section a journey shall be treated as a journey in London if it begins and ends there.
Subordinate Legislation Made
P1S. 1: power exercised by S.I. 1991/1301
S. 1: for previous exercises of this power see Index to Government Orders
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 1(1) substituted (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 253, Sch. 20 Pt. I para. 7(2) (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(2)(c), Sch. Pt. 3
F2S. 1(1A) inserted (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 253, Sch. 20 Pt. I para. 7(3) (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(2)(c), Sch. Pt. 3
Marginal Citations
(1)[F3Transport for London] may [F4by London cab order] direct that for the reference to the distance of six miles in section 7 and paragraph (2) of section 17 of the M3London Hackney Carriage Act 1853 (being the length of a journey which the driver of a cab is by law obliged to undertake) there shall be substituted a reference to such greater distance as appears to [F5Transport for London] to be appropriate.
(2)[F4A London cab order] under this section may be limited so as to apply only in relation to hirings in respect of journeys which begin, or which end, at such places as may be specified in the order, and may substitute different distances in relation to such hirings or any of them and in relation to other hirings.
(3)The power to make [F4London cab orders] under this section includes power to vary or revoke a previous [F6such] order F7. . . .
(4)Before making [F4any London cab order] under this section [F3Transport for London] shall consult with such bodies appearing to [F5Transport for London] to represent the owners and drivers of cabs as [F5Transport for London] considers appropriate.
Textual Amendments
F3Words in s. 2(1)(4) substituted (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 253, Sch. 20 Pt. I para. 7(4)(a)(i)(d)(ii) (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(2)(c), Sch. Pt. 3
F4Words in s. 2(1)-(4) substituted (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 253, Sch. 20 Pt. I para. 7(4)(a)(ii)(b)(c)(i)(d)(i) (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(2)(c), Sch. Pt. 3
F5Words in s. 2(1)(4) substituted (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 253, Sch. 20 Pt. I para. 7(4)(a)(ii)(d)(iii) (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(2)(c), Sch. Pt. 3
F6Words in s. 2(3) inserted (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 253, Sch. 20 Pt. I para. 7(4)(c)(ii) (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(2)(c), Sch. Pt. 3
F7Words in s. 2(3) repealed (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 253, Sch. 20 Pt. I para. 7(4)(c)(iii), Sch. 34 Pt. V (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(2)(c), Sch. Pt. 3
Marginal Citations
(1)Section 55 of the M4London Hackney Carriage Act 1831 (which makes it an offence to leave a cab unattended) is hereby repealed.
(2)In section 35 of the said Act of 1831 (under which a cab found standing in any street or place is, in certain circumstances, deemed to be plying for hire) the reference to a street or place shall not include a reference to any parking place for the time being designated by an order in force under the M5Road Traffic Regulation Act [F81984]or to any part of a road the use of which as a parking place is for the time being authorised by an order in force under that Act.
(3)Notwithstanding anything in any enactment whereby the said section 35 has effect in relation to premises of the British Railways Board or the London Transport Board, the reference in that section to a street or place shall not include a reference to any part of those premises which is set aside by the Board concerned as a parking place for vehicles.
Textual Amendments
F8 “1984” substituted by Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27, SIF 107:1), s. 146, Sch. 13 para. 4
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2The text of ss. 3(1), 5(2) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
C3S. 3(3) amended by London Regional Transport Act 1984 (c. 32, SIF 126), s. 67(2), Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 1(1)(2)(d)
Marginal Citations
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Textual Amendments
F9S. 4 repealed (1.6.2003) by Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998 (c. 34), s. 40(2), Sch. 2 (with s. 29); S.I. 2003/580, arts. 1(2), 2(2)(b)
(1)[F11Transport for London] may, with a view to preventing private hire-cars from competing unfairly with vehicles licensed under section 6 of the M6Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869, [F12by London cab order] prohibit the display on or from private hire-cars in the metropolitan police district and the City of London of any sign, notice, mark, illumination or other feature of a description specified in the order.
(2)Any prohibition imposed [F12by a London cab order] under this section may be expressed to apply only in circumstances specified in the order or to apply subject to any exceptions so specified.
(3)The power to make [F12London cab orders] under this section includes power to vary or revoke a previous [F13such]order [F14and shall be exercisable by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament].
(4)Before making any [F12London cab order] under this section [F11Transport for London] shall consult with such bodies appearing to [F15Transport for London] to represent the owners and drivers of vehicles licensed under section 6 of the said Act of 1869 and the private hire-car trade as [F15Transport for London] considers appropriate.
(5)This section is without prejudice to subsection (1) of section 4 of this Act and the references in subsection (3)(a) of that section to contravention of the said subsection (1) shall include references to contravention of [F12a London cab order] under this section.
(6)In this section “private hire-car” has the same meaning as in section 4 of this Act.
Textual Amendments
F10S. 4A added by London Cab Act 1973 (c. 20), s. 2
F11Words in s. 4A(1)(4) substituted (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 253, Sch. 20 Pt. I para. 7(5)(a)(i)(d)(ii) (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(2)(c), Sch. Pt. 3
F12Words in s. 4A(1)-(5) substituted (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 253, Sch. 20 Pt. I para. 7(5)(a)(ii)(b)(c)(i)(d)(i)(e) (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(2)(c), Sch. Pt. 3
F13Word in s. 4A(3) inserted (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 253, Sch. 20 Pt. I para. 7(5)(c)(ii) (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(2)(c), Sch. Pt. 3
F14Words in s. 4A(3) repealed (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 253, Sch. 20 Pt. I para. 7(5)(c)(iii), Sch. 34 Pt. V (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(2)(c), Sch. Pt. 3
F15Words in s. 4A(4) substituted (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 253, Sch. 20 Pt. I para. 7(5)(d)(iii) (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(2)(c), Sch. Pt. 3
Marginal Citations
(1)In this Act, “London cab order” means an order made by Transport for London.
(2)Any power to make a London cab order under or by virtue of this Act includes power to vary or revoke a previous such order.]
Textual Amendments
F16S. 4B inserted (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 253, Sch. 20 Pt. I para. 7(6) (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(2)(c), Sch. Pt. 3
(1)This Act may be cited as the London Cab Act 1968.
(2)In paragraph (2) of section 9 of the Metropoliltan Public Carriage Act 1869 the words “and the distances to which they may be compelled to take passengers” and the restriction numbered (2) in that section are herby repealed.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C4The text of ss. 3(1), 5(2) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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