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Power to make rules.-( I) The Government may, after previous publication, make rules, not mconststent with the provisions of this Act, to carry out the purposes of this Act. (2) In parttcular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregomg power, such rules may be made with regard to- (a) the exammation and qualifications of drivers and the conditions under which they may be employed ; (b) the descnption of horses, bullocks or other animals, hat ness and other things to be used wtth hackney carriages, the dimensions of such carnages, the condition in which such carnages and horses, bullocks or other animals, harness and other things used there- with shall be kept , (c) the inspection of the premises on whtch any such carriages, horses, bullocks or other animals, harness and other things are kept ; (d) the inspectton cf hackney carriages with a view to see if such carriages are in a fit condttion for public use ; (e) the fittmg of bells, horns or other warning signals to carriages and for testmg the same ; t ( I I ~) ' I I I ~ _ _; A-. - 103 {f) the protection of weak, lame and sickly horses, bullocks or other ammals , (g) the publicatiOn of the !Jst of fares and table of distances and the regulation of the amount and weight of luggage to be carried with or without additional charges ; and (h) generally for carrying out the purposes of this Act. (3) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soe>n as may be after it is made, before the Legislative Assembly while it is m session for a total penod of fourteen days which may be compnsed in one sessiOn or in two successive sessions, and if, before the exp1ry of the sessiOn m which 1t 1s so laid, or the session immediately following, the Legislative Assembly makes any modification in the rule or decides that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so however that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anythmg previously done under that rule.