London Hackney Carriages Act 1843 (c. 86)U.K.
14(1)Amend section 24 (proceedings with respect to licences on quitting service) as follows.U.K.
(2)Re-number the existing provision subsection (1).
(3)In that subsection—
(a)for “any time not exceeding” substitute “ a time which, excluding any day mentioned in subsection (2), does not exceed ”,
(b)for “the magistrates' court for the petty sessions area in which the said proprietor shall dwell” substitute “ a magistrates' court ”,
(c)for “at the time of applying” substitute “ when applying ”,
(d)for “justices' chief executive for such” substitute “ designated officer for the ”,
(e)for “twenty-four hours, exclusive of Sunday or any day on which the magistrates' court shall not sit,” substitute “ that time ”, and
(f)for “at the same magistrates' court” substitute “ to a magistrates' court ”.
(4)After that subsection insert—
“(2)The days are—
(a)Saturday or Sunday;
(b)Christmas Day or Good Friday;
(c)a day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.”