hackney carriage definition

hackney carriage means a vehicle licensed under the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 to ply for hire throughout the district controlled by the Council.
hackney carriage means a vehicle licensed under Section 37 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847, or Section 6 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869(b) or under any similar enactment
hackney carriage means a vehicle of any form or construction, licensed for standing or plying for hire in any street

Examples of hackney carriage in a sentence

  • Application forms, appropriate fees and supporting documentation, as set out in the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Handbook shall be produced and any necessary appointments shall be arranged on a date prior to the expiry date of the licence.

  • Any person who carries out Hackney Carriage or Private Hire work without the correct licences will be breaking the law and committing an offence, and likely be uninsured.

  • Any vehicle currently licenced under retained grandfather rights (Hackney Carriage plates 1-44) may continue to be licenced until the vehicle is no longer able to meet the vehicle safety inspection standards.

  • A driver must not leave a Hackney Carriage vehicle unattended on a rank for whatever reason.

  • On the grant or renewal of a Hackney Carriage or Private Hire vehicle licence, the Licensing Authority can attach such conditions as it considers reasonably necessary.


More Definitions of hackney carriage

hackney carriage means a hackney carriage as defined in Section 38 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847;
hackney carriage means a vehicle standing or plying for hire;
hackney carriage means a hackney carriage licensed by the Council under section 37 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847.
hackney carriage means a vehicle duly licensed by the Council as a Hackney Carriage pursuant to its powers under Section 38 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 and Section 47 of Local Government Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1976;
hackney carriage means a vehicle as defined in Section 38 of the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 and duly licensed by Cambridge City Council pursuant to its powers under Section 37 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 as amended by Section 16 of the Transport Act 1985;
hackney carriage means a vehicle licensed under Section 37 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847;
hackney carriage means a hackney carriage in respect of which there is in force a licence granted under Section 37 of The Town Police Clauses Act 1847 and Part II of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976