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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/commissioners-clauses-act-1847/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/commissioners-clauses-act-1847/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/10-11/16",
  "legislation_title": "Commissioners Clauses Act 1847",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/commissioners-clauses-act-1847",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An 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.\n[23rd April 1847]",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act amended (E.W.) (S.) by Common Informers Act 1951 (c. 39), ss. 1, 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "References to Ireland to be construed as exclusive of Republic of Ireland: S. R. & O. 1923/405 (Rev. X p. 298: 1923 p. 400), art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1891 (c. 67)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "This Act is not necessarily in the form in which it has effect in Northern Ireland"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Act incorporated (E.W.) (1.12.1991) by Land Drainage Act 1991 (c. 59, SIF 73:1), ss. 55(6), 76(2) (with ss. 67(3)(5)(8), 72(6), 74(3)(4))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Act incorporated in part (with modifications) (E.W.S.) (1.7.2011) by The Saundersfoot Harbour Empowerment Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1565), arts. 3, 28(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act wholly in force at Royal Assent"
    }
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:31:16.289299+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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