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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Stage-carriages Act, 1861 Section 3

Power to Refuse License

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Stage-carriages Act, 1861 Section 3 is part of Stage-carriages Act, 1861 - Power to Refuse License. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

The Magistrate or1[*] Commissioner of Police to whom the application for a licence of a stage-carriage is made may refuse to license the same, if he shall be of opinion that such stage-carriage is unserviceable or is unsafe or unfit for public accommodation or use. Particulars of license.

If a Magistrate or1[*] Commissioner of Police as aforesaid shall grant a license, the license shall set forth the number thereof, the name and residence of the proprietor of the stage-carriage, the place at which his head office is held, the largest number of passengers and the greatest weight of luggage to be carried in or on such carriage, the number of horses by which such carriages is to be drawn, and the name of the place at which such carriage is licensed

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1. The word "Chief" was omitted by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1914 ( 10 of 1914), section 3 and Schedule II.

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What does Stage-carriages Act, 1861 Section 3 provide?

Section Section 3 of the Stage-carriages Act, 1861 (Power to Refuse License) is reproduced on this page as part of the Stage-carriages Act, 1861. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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