(1) Whoever shall act as driver of a public conveyance without a driver's licence granted by the Commissioner of Police in this behalf and for the time being in force or 25[without a badge, if he has received a badge from the Commissioner of Police, or, when acting as such driver, shall fail to wear a badge so received] on a conspicuous part of his dress; and
(2) Whoever, being the driver of a public conveyance, shall-
(a) permit any other person to use his licence or badge;
(b) permit more passengers to be carried in a public conveyance then it is licensed to carry;
(c) conceal or permit to be concealed from public view the inscription made on a public conveyance in accordance with this Act, or prevent or attempt to prevent any person taking note of such inscription;
(d) permit any person to be carried, without the express consent of the hire, in a public conveyance the whole of which has been hired by any person;
(e) fail to produce, on demand by a Police Officer, the licence, 26[if any], granted to him under 27[section 8 or section 11] or a list of the legal rates of fares as required by this Act;
(f) fail to produce, on demand by a hierer of, or passenger travelling in, a public conveyance a list of the legal rates of fares for such conveyance as required by this Act;
(g) refuse or neglect to give way, if he conveniently can, to any private conveyance, or obstruct or hinder the driver of any other public conveyance in taking up or setting down any person into or from such other public conveyance;
(h) be intoxicated at any time while pursuing his occupation as driver;
(i) make use of insulting or abusive language or gesture;
(j) refuse to obey the reasonable orders of any person hiring a public conveyance of which he is in charge;
(k) when acting as driver, permit the inside of a public conveyance of which he is in charge to be dirty ; or
(l) when in charge of a public conveyance other than a cart used for conveyance of goods,-
(i) demand prepayment of his fare, or
(ii) refuse without reasonable cause to carry any person desiring to hire the conveyance, or
(iii) refuse or delay to proceed with reasonable expedition, or
(iv) demand for the hire of the conveyance more than the legal fare, or Failure to produce public conveyance or horse for inspection.
Offences by drivers of public conveyances.
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(v) stand to ply for hire at any place other than a stand or place appointed under this Act or loiter for the purpose of being hired in or upon any public street, road or place, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty rupees.
27. Any licensee-
(a) who shall fail to return a licence which has been suspended or cancelled to the Commissioner of Police within twenty-four hours after the suspension or cancellation thereof, or
(b) who, after changing his residence, shall fail to give notice thereof in writing signed by himself to the Commissioner of Police within one week after such change has taken place, or 28[(bb) who, before leaving the 29[Greater Bombay] for a period exceeding fifteen days shall fail to give notice thereof in writing signed by himself to the Commissioner of Police, or]
(c) who shall contravene any condition of his licence, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to twenty rupees.
28. Any person using a public conveyance who shall wilfully or negligently injure the same shall be punishable with fine which may extend to twenty rupees, and shall also pay the owner of such conveyance such compensation as the Magistrate may direct, and such compensation shall be leviable as a fine.
29. The driver of any public conveyance who shall by negligence or misconduct, cause any hurt or damage shall, in addition to any punishment to which he may be liable by law, pay the complainant such reasonable compensation as the Magistrate may direct, and such compensation shall be leviable as a fine.
Procedure.
30. Any police officer may arrest without warrant any person who has committed any offence under this Act, and may seize and detain any conveyance or horse in relation to which such offence has been committed.