STAGE-CARRIAGES ACT, 1863

STAGE-CARRIAGES ACT, 1863

An Act for licensing and regulating Stage-Carriages

Preamble. WHEREAS it is expedient to license and to regulate stage carriages in

1[Pakistan] it is enacted as follows :––

1Subs. by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (21 of 1960) s. 3. and 2nd Sch. (with effect from the 14th October, 1955), for" the Provinces and the Capital of the Federation" which was subs. for" British India" by A. O. 1949, Arts. 3 (2) and 4.

1. Definition of stage-carriage. Every carriage drawn by one or more 1horses which shall ordinarily be used for the purpose of conveying passengers for hire to or from any place in 2[Pakistan] shall, without regard to the form or construction of such carriage, be deemed to be a stage-carriage within the meaning of this Act:

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1All expressions and provisions in this Act applied to horses, also apply to all other animals employed in drawing stage-carriages, see section 21, infra.

1Subs. by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (21 of 1960),s.3 and 2nd Sch. (with effect from the 14th October, 1955), for “the Provinces and the Capita of the Federation” which was subs. for “British India” by A.O., 1949, Arts. 3(2) and 4.

3Proviso to s. 1 which read :- "Provided that this Act shall not apply to carriages not ordinarily used for journeys of a greater distance than twenty miles" rep. by s. 2 of the Stage -Carriages Act, (1861) Amendment Act, 1898 (1 of 1898).