The Stage-Carriages Act, 1861
An Act for licensing and regulating Stage-Carriages.
Administered by. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways · Other Acts of 1861
Preamble
1[THE STAGE-CARRIAGES ACT, 1861]
ACT NO. 16 OF 1861
[7th July, 1861.] An Act for licensing and regulating Stage-Carriages.
Preamble.--WHEREAS it is expedient to license and to regulate stage-carriages in 2[the Provinces]; It is enacted as follows:--
What this Act covers
Summary of The Stage-Carriages Act, 1861
Purpose To license and regulate stage-carriages in specified territories.
Key Provisions
1. Definition & Licensing
• Stage-Carriage: Carriage drawn by animals for conveying passengers for hire.
• Licensing Requirement: Mandatory, issued by a Magistrate or Commissioner of Police.
2. License Details & Fees
• Includes proprietor's details, maximum passengers, luggage weight, and number of horses.
• Fee: Originally five rupees, adjustable by the State Government.
3. Regulatory Provisions
• Display of License Details: On the carriage.
• Penalties for non-compliance, including animal mistreatment.
4. Enforcement & Jurisdiction
• Penalty Recovery: Through distress and sale of movable property or imprisonment.
• Jurisdiction: Not limited to the local Magistrate's jurisdiction.
5. Amendments & Applicability
• Applicability: Extended to all animals drawing carriages.
• Exemptions: Possible through State Government provisions.
Sections
Type to filter. 24 sections.
- 1Definition of stage-carriage
- 2Carriages to be licensed
- 3Power to refuse license
- 4Charge for and duration of license
- 5Particulars to be painted on conspicuous part of carriage
- 6Penalty for letting carriage without having particulars painted
- 7Penalty for letting for hire unlicensed carriage
- 8Penalty for allowing carriage to be drawn by fewer animals or more passengers, etc., to be carried than provided by license
- 9Penalty for ill-treating animals
- 10Revocation of license
- 11Penalty for not conforming to provisions of section 5
- 12Penalty for misconduct on part of drivers
- 13Penalty when recoverable from proprietor
- 14Issue of summons
- 15Adjudication of penalties
- 16Recovery of penalties, etc
- 17Offender may be apprehended and detained in custody until return of warrant of distress
- 18Imprisonment of offender if distress not sufficient
- 19[Repealed.]
- 20Jurisdiction
- 20APower to make rules
- 21Interpretation-clause
- 22Extent of Act
- 23Power to State Government to exempt
Related Acts
- The Indian Tolls Act, 18644 sections
- The Indian Tolls Act, 18519 sections
- The Road Transport Corporations Act, 195058 sections
- The National Highways Act, 195622 sections
- The Delhi Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 196225 sections
- The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988257 sections
- The National Highways Authority of India Act, 198837 sections
- The Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 200250 sections
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