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Greater London Authority Act 1999

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6(1)The [1907 c. 55.] London 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.

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