s 2 Power to increase length of obligatory journeys.
(1) Transport for London may by London cab order direct that for the reference to the distance of six miles in section 7 and paragraph (2) of section 17 of the London Hackney Carriage Act 1853 (being the length of a journey which the driver of a cab is by law obliged to undertake) there shall be substituted a reference to such greater distance as appears to Transport for London to be appropriate. (2) A London cab order under this section may be limited so as to apply only in relation to hirings in respect of journeys which begin, or which end, at such places as may be specified in the order, and may substitute different distances in relation to such hirings or any of them and in relation to other hirings. (3) The power to make London cab orders under this section includes power to vary or revoke a previous such order . . . . (4) Before making any London cab order under this section Transport for London shall consult with such bodies appearing to Transport for London to represent the owners and drivers of cabs as Transport for London considers appropriate.