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THE KERALA HACKNEY CARRIAGE ACT, 1963 !

The Kerala Hackney Carriage Act, 1963

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This Act regulates hackney carriages, which include rickshaws and horse-drawn vehicles used for public hire, throughout the state of Kerala. It establishes a system for registering these vehicles and issuing licences to their owners and drivers, ensuring they meet safety standards. The law empowers local authorities to control the number of vehicles on the road and manage the licensing process to maintain public order and safety. It specifically excludes government or local authority-owned vehicles from its scope, focusing instead on private operators providing transport services to the general public.

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  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions
  3. 3Saving
  4. 6Right to Registry
  5. 7Grant of carriage licence
  6. 8Form of licence
  7. 9Fee for licence
  8. 10Fee for certified copy of register or licence
  9. 12Transfer of registry
  10. 13Notice of change of residence, etc., to be given by licensees
  11. 14Transfers and change of residence to be registered
  12. 15Appeal
  13. 18Penalty for plying for hire without plate or inscription
  14. 19Return of plate on expiry of licence
  15. 21Grant of driver's licence
  16. 22Particulars of licence to be registered
  17. 23Penalty for driving without licence or lending licence
  18. 24Suspension of licence by registering authority
  19. 25Appeal
  20. 26Penalty for suffering unlicenced person to drive
  21. 27Supply of badge to driver
  22. 28Return of expired licence and badge
  23. 29Penalty for using counterfeit badge
  24. 30Seizure of expired or counterfeit badge
  25. 31Penalty for failure to produce licence before Magistrate
  26. 34Maximum fares for use of hackney carriages
  27. 35Contract for higher fare invalid
  28. 36Publication of authorised fares and distances
  29. 38Quantity of luggage to be carried
  30. 39Penalty for refusing to let hackney carriage for hire
  31. 40Penalties for various offences by driver
  32. 41Requisition to owner to furnish address of absent driver
  33. 42Special provision regarding rickshaws
  34. 43Procedure in case of dispute between hirer and driver
  35. 44Procedure in case of refusal to pay fare
  36. 45Penalty for defacing or destroying plate, badge or table of fares
  37. 46Penalty for wilful damage to hackney carriage
  38. 47Hackney carriage stands
  39. 50Exparte disposal of criminal charge.
  40. 51Limitation restricting criminal proceedings.
  41. 53Power of Government to make special rules.
  42. 54Power to make rules.
  43. 55Power to make bye-laws.
  44. 56Penalty for breach of bye-laws.
  45. 57Delegation of registering authority's function.

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