Numbering of carriage

(1) Upon the registration of any hackney carriage the Deputy Commissioner shall cause to be painted on some conspicuous part of the carriage or on a plate to be affixed on some conspicuous part of the carriage its number in the register and-(i) in the case of any hackney carriage other than a hand-cart, the number of passengers such carriage is licensed to carry; (ii) in the case of any hand-cart, the maximum laden weight such hand-cart is licensed to carry. (2) If the words or figures so painted become indistinct or are obliterated during the term of the licence, the owner of the carriage shall be bound to produce it before the Deputy Commissioner and apply to have such words or figures renewed. If the plate so affixed shall have been lost or stolen, the owner of the carriage shall be bound to apply to the Deputy Commissioner to have a new plate affixed. The charge for such painting or new plate shall be twenty-five paise.