52 Penalty for neglect to exhibit the number, or for refusal to carry the prescribed number. U.K.
If the proprietor of any hackney carriage permit the same to be used, employed, or let to hire, or if any person stand or ply for hire with such carriage, without having the number of persons to be carriage thereby painted and exhibited in manner aforesaid, or if the driver of any such hackney carriage refuse, when required by the hirer thereof, to carry in or by such hackney carriage the number of persons painted thereon, or any less number, every proprietor or driver so offending shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding [F1level 1 on the standard scale].
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted (E.W.) by virtue of Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45, SIF 39:1), s. 31 and Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39: 1), s. 46
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 52 modified (E.W.) by S.I. 1986/1386, art. 4(1)
C2S. 52 extended by Town Police Clauses Act 1889 (c. 14, SIF 107:1), s. 4(1) (2)
C3S. 52 repealed so far as it relates to tramcars or trolley vehicles by Transport Charges &c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1954 (c. 64, SIF 126), Sch. 2 Pt. IV
C4Ss. 37–66, 68 repealed as to public service vehicles by Road Traffic Act 1930 (c. 43, SIF 108), Sch. 5
C5Ss. 37–65 applied with modifications by S.I. 1986/567, regs 3, 4