Penalty for allowing carriage to be drawn by fewer animals or more passengers, etc., to be carried than provided by license
Section 8 of the Stage-Carriages Act, 1861 deals with penalty for allowing carriage to be drawn by fewer animals or more passengers, etc., to be carried than provided by license. Any proprietor, or agent of a proprietor, or any driver of a licensed stage-carriage, who, knowingly permits such carriage to be drawn by a less number of horses, or who knowingly permits a larger number of passengers, or a greater weight of luggage, to be carried by such stage-carriage than shall b The Act came into force on 07 Jul 1861.
Any proprietor, or agent of a proprietor, or any driver of a licensed stage-carriage, who, knowingly permits such carriage to be drawn by a less number of horses, or who knowingly permits a larger number of passengers, or a greater weight of luggage, to be carried by such stage-carriage than shall be provided by the license, shall be liable on a first conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred rupees, and on any subsequent conviction, to a fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.
In every case where such stage-carriage shall be proved to have been drawn by a less number of horses, or to have carried a larger number of passengers or a greater weight of luggage, than shall be provided by the license, the proprietor of such carriage shall be held to have knowingly permitted such offence, unless he shall prove that the offence was not committed with his connivance, and that he had taken every reasonable precaution and had made reasonable provision to prevent the commission of the offence.
Section 8, The Stage-Carriages Act, 1861 (Act 16 of 1861).
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Questions about Section 8
What does Section 8 of the Stage-Carriages Act deal with?
Section 8 of the Stage-Carriages Act is headed "Penalty for allowing carriage to be drawn by fewer animals or more passengers, etc., to be carried than provided by license". Any proprietor, or agent of a proprietor, or any driver of a licensed stage-carriage, who, knowingly permits such carriage to be drawn by a less number of horses, or who knowingly permits a larger number of passengers, or a greater weight of luggage, to be carried by such stage-carriage than shall b
How do I find court cases under Section 8 of the Stage-Carriages Act?
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What should I read with Section 8 of the Stage-Carriages Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When did Section 8 of the Stage-Carriages Act come into force?
Section 8 of the Stage-Carriages Act, cited as Stage Carriages Act 1861 8, came into force on 07 Jul 1861, having been enacted on 07 Jul 1861. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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