Commissioners Clauses Act 1847

Commissioners Clauses Act 1847[a]
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act for consolidating in One Act certain Provisions usually contained in Acts with respect to the Constitution and Regulation of Bodies of Commissioners appointed for carrying on Undertakings of a public Nature.
Citation10 & 11 Vict. c. 16
Territorial extent United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent23 April 1847
Commencement23 April 1847[b]
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Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Commissioners Clauses Act 1847 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Commissioners Clauses Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. 16) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that standardised provisions and definitions relating to commissioners in the United Kingdom.[1]

The Markets and Fairs Clauses Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. 14), the Gasworks Clauses Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. 15), and the Waterworks Clauses Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. 17) passed at the same time as the act, standardised provisions and definitions relating to markets and fairs, gasworks and waterworks companies in the United Kingdom, respectively.

As of 2025, the act remains in force in the United Kingdom.

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References

  1. ^ "Commissioners Clauses Act 1847 | LexisNexis". www.lexisnexis.co.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
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