The Short Title of this Act is “The Police Offences Act Amendment Act, 1890.”

Section four of “The Police Offences Act, 1884,” is hereby amended by the addition of the following new subsections:—

Who, being in charge of any traction-engine, shall propel or cause the same to be propelled along or over any public road, highway, street, or bridge, unless the engine shall be accompanied by two men at the least, whose function it shall be to keep a constant look-out, both in front of and behind the engine, for horses and vehicles which may be approaching, to warn the riders and drivers of such horses and vehicles of the proximity of the engine, and to assist them in passing the engine in safety;

Who, being in charge of any traction-engine as aforesaid, shall, upon being signalled by the rider or driver of any horse or vehicle to stop such engine, fail so to do or who, if it shall appear that the rider or driver of any horse or vehicle meeting or overtaking such engine has difficulty in passing the same, shall fail to forthwith stop and render all possible assistance;

Who shall propel any traction-engine or cause the same to be propelled upon, along, or over any public road, highway, street, or bridge, between sunset and sunrise, unless the engine shall carry as a signal a red light, showing both in front and behind;

Who shall propel or cause to be propelled any traction-engine along or over any public road, street, or highway, unless the said engine shall have painted in plain and legible letters, upon some conspicuous part of the off-side thereof the full name and address of the owner of the engine; and, in counties and boroughs where provision is made by local by-laws for the registration of such engines, unless the said engine shall have painted upon some conspicuous part thereof, in plain and legible figures of not less than six inches in length, the registered number of such engine.