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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Hackney Carriage Act, 1879 Section 3

Application of Act to Municipalities

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Hackney Carriage Act, 1879 Section 3 is part of Hackney Carriage Act, 1879 - Application of Act to Municipalities. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

{The original paragraph has been successively amended by the A.O.1937, the A.O.1948 and the A.O.1950 to read as above.} [The State Government concerned may, by notification in the Official Gazette, apply this Act to any municipalities in Uttar Pradesh, {Subs.by the Adaptation of Laws (No.2) Order, 1956, for "Punjab".} [Punjab as it existed immediately before the 1st November, 1956], the Central Provinces, Assam, Ajmer or Coorg.]

When this Act has been so applied to any municipality, the committee of such municipality may, from time to time, make rules for the regulation and control of hackney-carriages within the limits of such municipality, in the manner in which, under the law for the time being in force, it makes rules or bye-laws for the regulation and control of other matters within such limits.

Every rule made under this section shall, when confirmed by the {Subs.by Act 4 of 1914, s.2 and Sch., Part I, for "L.G.".} [Commissioner] and published for such time and in such manner as the {Subs.by Act 4 of 1914, s.2 and Sch., Part I, for "L.G.".} [Commissioner] may, from time to time, prescribe, have the force of law:

Provided that the {Subs.by Act 4 of 1914, s.2 and Sch., Part I, for "L.G.".} [Commissioner] may, at any time, rescind any such rule.

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What does Hackney Carriage Act, 1879 Section 3 provide?

Section Section 3 of the Hackney Carriage Act, 1879 (Application of Act to Municipalities) is reproduced on this page as part of the Hackney Carriage Act, 1879. 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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