51 †Improperly standing with carriage, or feeding horses in the street; refusing to give way to or obstructing any other driver or depriving him of his fare; penalty 20s. U.K.

If any proprietor or driver of any hackney carriage . . . F1 shall wrongfully, in a forcible or clandestine manner, take away the fare from any other such proprietor or driver who, in the judgment of any justice of the peace before whom any complaint of such offence shall be heard, shall appear to be fairly entitled to such fare; every such proprietor, driver, . . . F2 so offending shall forfeit [F3 level 1 on the standard scale].

Textual Amendments

F1 Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1976 (c. 16), Sch. 1 Pt. XVII

F2 Words repealed by Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1888 (c. 57) and Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1976 (c. 16), Sch. 1 Pt. XVII

F3 Words substituted by virtue of Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45, SIF 39:1), s. 31(5)–(9) and Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 46

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 A dagger appended to a marginal note means that it is no longer accurate.