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Infliction of Penalties and Recovery of Fines, &c.
Offences, wheresoever committed, to be cognizable by Divisional Justices.
In case of Disputes the Hirer may require the Driver to drive to a Police Court, &c. or to a Police Station. Power to mitigate Penalties.
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LXI. All Duties, Penalties, Fines, and Forfeitures imposed by this Act, or which may be incurred under any of the Provisions of this Act, or under any Byelaw, Order, Rule, or Regulation made pursuant thereto, and all and every Sum and Sums of Money whatsoever which may be payable or recoverable thereunder in the Nature of Compensation or Damages, Costs, Expenses, or otherwise, wheresoever the Contract, Offence, Act, or Matter by which who same may have originated or become payable or recoverable shall be committed or done, or have happened or terminated, may be inflicted by or be sued for and recovered before any One or more of the Divisional Justices of the Police District of Dublin Metropolis, whether the Subject Matter of the Complaint preferred before him in relation thereto took place within the Limits of this Act or beyond the same; and One or more of the said Justices shall attend for the Purpose of hearing and determining Complaints respecting the Premises at such Place or Places within the said Police District, or for any Division thereof, although the same may not be One of the Divisional Offices of Police for the District, and at such Time or Times, as shall be appointed for the Purpose by the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland, or according to any general Directions to be from Time to Time given by the Chief or Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant; and in case of any Dispute between the Hirer and Driver of any Hackney Carriage, the Hirer may require the Driver forthwith to drive to the nearest Metropolitan Police Court, where Complaint may be made to the Magistrate then sitting, who shall hear and determine the same, without requiring any Summons to be issued for that Purpose; and if such Dispute should arise at a Time when the Police Court shall not be open, the Hirer may require the Driver to drive to the nearest Police Station, where the Complaint shall be entered, and Notice given to both Parties that the Matter in Dispute shall be heard by the Magistrate at his next Sitting; and it shall be lawful for any Divisional Justice by whom any Person shall be convicted of any Offence under this Act, or under the Byelaws, Orders, or Regulations made pursuant thereto, to lessen the Penalty or Term of Imprisonment in such Manner as he may think fit.
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