Section forty-eight of the [33 & 34 Vict. c. 78.] Tramways Act, 1870 (which applies to tramways certain of the enactments relating to hackney carriages in London), and any enactments relating to stage carriages or metropolitan stage carriages in London, shall apply in the case of carriages used on any street or road in London by virtue of an order made under the [59 & 60 Vict. c. 48.] Light Railways Act, 1896, in the same manner as they apply in the case of carriages used on a tramway.