Licensing of drivers of carriages

(1) No person shall within the town of Dangriga drive any 308 Town Councils (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; (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 Town Administration upon receipt of the licence fee prescribed in the First Schedule to these By-Laws. (4) Every licensed driver of a public carriage who– (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 Town Councils 309 driver shall be required to carry in his carriage any person suffering from any infectious or contagious disease or otherwise a menace or nuisance to other passengers therein; or (b) shall carry in his carriage any person suffering from any infectious or contagious disease against the express objection of any two or more passengers in such carriage; or (c) shall unreasonably refuse to carry in his carriage without extra charge, a reasonable quantity of luggage the property of any passenger, 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; or (d) 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 to which he shall be required to drive; or (e) 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; or (f) shall conduct himself insolently or improperly while in charge of any such carriage; or (g) shall leave any such carriage which is drawn by a horse or mule unattended or without proper control in any public street, shall be guilty of an offence against this By-Law. 310 Town Councils