SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 20 Hackney carriages
Part I Transfers of functions and amendments
The London Cab and Stage Carriage Act 1907
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1
The M1London Cab and Stage Carriage Act 1907 shall be amended as follows.
2
In section 1(1) (power of Secretary of State to fix, by order under section 9 of the 1869 Act, fares for cabs fitted with taximeters)—
a
for “The Secretary of State” there shall be substituted “
Transport for London
”
;
b
after “regulations made” there shall be inserted “
by London cab order
”
.
3
At the end of section 1 there shall be inserted—
3
The power conferred by subsection (1) of this section is subject to paragraph (4) of the restrictions specified in section nine of the said Act of 1869.
4
In section 2 (abolition of privileged cab system)—
a
in subsection (1) (charges for admission to railway station not to exceed sum allowed by Secretary of State) for “the Secretary of State” there shall be substituted “
Transport for London
”
; and
b
in subsection (2) (power of Secretary of State by order to suspend or modify the section in relation to a station if satisfied of insufficient supply of cabs at the station)—
i
for “the Secretary of State”, in both places, there shall be substituted “
Transport for London
”
; and
ii
for “by order” there shall be substituted “
by London cab order
”
.
5
In section 6 (definitions) in subsection (1)—
a
after the definition of the expression “fare” there shall be inserted “
the expression “London cab order” has the same meaning as in the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869
”
; and
b
in the definition of “taximeter” (which requires the device to be approved by or on behalf of the Secretary of State) for “the Secretary of State” there shall be substituted “
Transport for London
”
.
6
At the end of that section there shall be added—
4
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.