Dublin Carriage Act, 1853

Licences may be revoked or suspended by Justices.

LIV. It shall be lawful for any such Justice before whom any Driver or Conductor shall be convicted of any Offence, whether under this Act or any other Act, or under any Rule, Order, or Byelaw duly made by the said Commissioners as herein-before provided, if such Justice, in his Discretion, shall think fit, to revoke the Licence of such Driver or Conductor, and also any other Licence which he shall hold under the Provisions of this Act, or to suspend the same for such Time as the Justice shall think proper; and if any Driver or Conductor complained of shall be adjudged guilty of the Offence alleged against him, the Justice before whom he shall be convicted shall in every Case endorse upon the Licence of such Driver or Conductor the Nature of the Offence and the Penalty or other Punishment which shall be so inflicted; and if the said Licence shall not be produced, on Demand thereof, it shall be lawful for the Justice to detain in Custody such Driver or Conductor until the Proprietor or Person in whose Possession such Licence shall then be shall deliver up the same, or until such Proprietor or Person shall be summoned in manner as herein-before directed; and the Justice shall forthwith send such Licence, and the Badge thereunto belonging, to the Commissioners, who shall cancel such Licence if it has been revoked by the Justice, or if it has been suspended shall at the End of the Time for which it shall have been suspended re-deliver such Licence, with the said Badge, to the Person to whom it was granted.