The Telangana Public Conveyances Act, 1956
The Telangana Public Conveyances Act, 1956
The Telangana Public Conveyances Act, 1956 provides a regulatory framework for non-motorized public transport operating for hire in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, with scope for statewide extension. It requires licences for non-motorized vehicles like rickshaws and horse-drawn carriages, their drivers, and the animals pulling them, administered by the Commissioner of Police. The law empowers authorities to set maximum fare rates, designate official vehicle stands, conduct inspections, and enforce safety and fitness standards. By establishing mandatory licensing, driver age limits, and dispute resolution mechanisms for fares, the Act protects passengers and ensures safe, orderly public transportation across urban areas.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Public conveyances to be licensed.
- 4. License for public conveyances.
- 5. Grounds on which licence may be refused or cancelled.
- 6. Number, etc., to be inscribed on conveyance.
- 7. Fees for public conveyance licence.
- 8. Licensing of animals.
- 9. Branding of animals.
- 10. Grounds on which licence for an animal may be refused or cancelled and examination by a veterinary practitioner.
- 11. Drivers to be licensed.
- 12. Grounds on which driver’s licence may be refused or cancelled.
- 13. Driver’s badges.
- 14. Fees for driver’s licence.
- 15. Licences when suspended or cancelled to be returned.
- 16. Change of address of licensees to be reported.
- 17. Absence of licensee.
- 18. Public conveyance or animal to be produced for inspection when required.
- 19. Rates of fares.
- 20. Stands.
- 21. Driver to have his licence as driver and list of fares.
- 22. Book of fares to be issued.
- 23. Keeping a public conveyance without a licence.
- 24. Failure to cause public conveyance to ply when so required by the police.
- 25. Licensee of public conveyance permitting unlicensed driver to use the same or permitting the same to be drawn by unlicensed animal.
- 26. Failure to produce public conveyance or animal for inspection.
- 27. Offences by drivers of public conveyances.
- 28. Failure to return licence or notify address.
- 29. Injury to public conveyances.
- 30. Compensation payable by driver causing damage.
- 31. Arrest by Police.
- 32. Summary trial of offences.
- 33. Procedure in case of dispute.
- 34. Licensee may be required to produce driver.
- 35. Refusal to pay hire.
- 36. Disposal of property; penalty.
- 36-A. Power of the Government to give directions.
- 37. Rules.
- 38. Extension of Act.
- 39. Repeal.
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