Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 (Repealed 1.9.1994) (c. 10)

Registration and registration marks, etc. E+W+S

21 Distinctive signs for hackney carriages. E+W+S

On every mechanically propelled vehicle which is chargeable with duty as a hackney carriage there shall, subject to the prescribed exceptions, be exhibited, in conjunction with the mark required under section 19 of this Act to be fixed on the vehicle, a distinctive sign indicating—

(a) that the vehicle is a hackney carriage; and

(b) the number of persons for which the vehicle has seating capacity;

and regulations under this Act shall provide for such signs to be exhibited as aforesaid.