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Section 1: Definition of stage-carriage.

The Stage-Carriages Act, 1861Central Act · Act 16 of 1861

Every carriage drawn by one or more horses which shall ordinarily be used for the purpose of conveying passengers for hire to or from any place in [the States] shall, without regard to the form or construction of such carriage, be deemed to be a stagecarriage within the meaning of this Act.

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Where this provision sits

ActThe Stage-Carriages Act, 1861
Section1
Marginal noteDefinition of stage-carriage.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • other. . All expressions and provisions in this Act applied to horses, also apply to all other animals employed in drawing stagecarriages, see section 21, infra.
  • substituted. . Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "the Provinces" which had been subs. by the A.O. 1948, for "British India".
  • repealed, Act 1 of 1898. . Proviso to s. 1 which read: "Provided that this Act shall not apply to carriages not ordinarily used for journey of a greater distance than twenty miles" rep. by Act 1 of 1898, s. 2.

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