The M1Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976E+W+S
Marginal Citations
17(1)In section 46(1)(a) of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (prohibition on use as a private hire vehicle of a vehicle which is not a licensed hackney carriage), after the words “hackney carriage” there shall be inserted the words “or London cab”.E+W+S
(2)In section 75(1) of that Act (vehicles to which Part II does not apply), the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph (c)—
“(cc)apply to a vehicle while it is being used in connection with a wedding;”
and paragraph (d)(i) shall be omitted.
(3)In section 80(1) of that Act (interpretation of Part II)—
(a)the following definition shall be inserted at the appropriate place—
““London cab” means a vehicle which is a hackney carriage within the meaning of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869;”;
(b)in the definition of “private hire vehicle”, after the words “service vehicle” there shall be inserted the words “or a London cab”; and
(c)in the definition of “vehicle licence”, after the words “the Act of 1847” there shall be inserted the words “in relation to a London cab a licence under section 6 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869”.