The Stage-Carriages Act,1861
Section 22. Extent of Act
1[Extent of Act. This Act, as amended by subsequent Acts, extends to the whole of India except 2[the territories which, immediately before the 1st November,1956, were comprised in Part B States]; but it shall not apply to carriages ordinarily plying for hire within the limits of any municipality or cantonment or other place in which any law for the regulation of carriages is for the time being in force].
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1. Section 22 and 23 were added by the Stage-Carriages Act (1861) Amendment act 1898 (1 of 1889) S. 5. The original S. 22 regarding the commencement of this act as originally passed had been omitted by the repealing Act 1870 (14 of 1870) S. 1 and Schedule part II.
2. Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No.2) Order,1956, for “Part B States”.