London Cab Act 1896
1896 c. 27
An Act to amend the law relating to cabs in London.
[7th August 1896]
 Penalties for defrauding cabmen.
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If any person commits any of the following offences with respect to a cab, namely:—
(a) hires a cab, knowing or having reason to believe that he cannot pay the lawful fare, or with intent to avoid payment of the lawful fare; or
(b) fraudulently endeavours to avoid payment of a fare lawfully due from him; or
(c) having failed or refused to pay a fare lawfully due from him, either refuses to give to the driver an address at which he can be found, or, with intent to deceive, gives a false address,he shall be liable on summary conviction to pay, in addition to the lawful fare, a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale, or, in the discretion of the court, to be imprisoned for a term not exceeding fourteen days; and the whole or any part of any fine imposed may be applied in compensation to the driver.
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 Meaning of cab.
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In this Act the expression “cab” shall mean any hackney carriage within the meaning of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act, 1869.
 Short title.
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This Act may be cited as the London Cab Act, 1896.