The act was adapted for the purposes of the
Irish Free State by the
Dublin Carriage Act 1853 Adaptation Order 1946 (
SR&O 1946/137), made under the
Adaptation of Enactments Act 1922, which substituted references to the
Garda Síochána for references to the Commissioners of Police of the Police District of Dublin Metropolis. As of 2024, the act remained in force. Powers for the licensing of horse-drawn carriages in
Dublin have continued to rest with the
Garda Síochána as successor to the
Dublin Metropolitan Police Commissioners, rather than with
Dublin City Council. This situation was the subject of debate in
Dáil Éireann in 2019, when it was noted that Dublin City Council had no legal basis to make bye-laws for the regulation of horse-drawn carriages given that the Dublin Carriage Acts 1853 to 1855 had not been repealed. == Notes ==