Licensing of drivers of carriages

(1) No person shall within the City of Belize drive any (a) unless he obtains from the Council and legally holds a driver’s licence; (b) after his driver’s licence has expired or been cancelled; (c) while his driver’s licence is under suspension; Belize City Council 195 (d) while he is intoxicated or otherwise incapacitated; (e) while he is suffering from any infectious, contagious, or offensive disease, or skin complaint. (2) The Council may in its discretion refuse a driver’s licence to or may suspend or cancel the driver’s licence of any person who– (a) has been convicted of being drunk whilst driving any carriage; (b) as driver of any carriage has been convicted of an offence against these By-Laws or against any motor vehicle regulations for the time being in force; (c) is, in its opinion, unfit to hold a driver’s licence. (3) A driver’s licence shall be issued by the City Administrator upon receipt of the licence fee prescribed in Part 2 of the First Schedule to these By-Laws. Every licence so issued shall bear the date of the day of issue and shall continue in force therefrom until the next succeeding 31st day of December unless suspended or cancelled by the Council under the provisions of this by-law. First Schedule. (4) No driver of any public carriage– (a) shall unreasonably refuse to admit and carry in such carriage any number of passengers not exceeding the number for which the same is licensed, provided always that no owner or driver shall be required to carry in his carriage any person suffering from any infectious or contagious disease or who is otherwise in an unfit state; 196 Belize City Council (b) licensed for the purpose of carrying passengers only, shall carry any goods on such vehicle except such as are the personal effects of any person travelling within or hiring such vehicle, provided always that no driver shall refuse to carry any such personal effects except packages or goods of such a size, weight or nature as is likely to cause damage to his vehicle; (c) shall carry any passenger except within the body of such vehicle; (d) shall unreasonably refuse to carry in his carriage without extra charge, a reasonable quantity of luggage the property of the passenger hiring the same, provided always that no driver shall be required to carry in his carriage any article of luggage likely to damage the carriage, or of an unreasonable weight or size, provided further, that no driver of a motor vehicle shall carry any luggage, goods or other article, except within the body of such vehicle, or upon a suitable carrier attached to the rear of such vehicle; (e) shall unreasonably refuse to hire such carriage to any person requiring to hire or ride in the same, or shall unreasonably refuse to drive such carriage to any place within the city of Belize as defined by the Belize City Council Act, to which he shall be required to drive; (f) except with the permission of a passenger, shall allow any other person to ride in the car whilst the car is engaged, nor take on additional Belize City Council 197 passengers, except with the consent of those already in the car; (g) shall let for hire or drive any such carriage which at the time of such hiring or driving shall be unfit for use, or which may be drawn by any horse or mule which is unfit for use; (h) shall be improperly attired and the said driver shall appear clean at all times whilst driving or carrying fare paying passengers. Attire includes jacket; (i) shall smoke when carrying passengers, or be uncivil, discourteous or insolent to his fare paying passengers; (j) shall leave any such carriage which is drawn by a horse or mule unattended or without proper control in any public street or place. Any person committing a breach of this paragraph of this by-law shall on summary conviction be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars.