# Commissioners Clauses Act 1847, Section 16: Commissioners neglecting to act to cease to be one.


Every commissioner who for the space of six months after his appointment neglects to make and subscribe the declaration hereinbefore required, or who for six months in succession is absent from all meetings of the commissioners, and to act in the execution of this and the special Act, shall be deemed to have refused to act, and shall cease to be a commissioner.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/10-11/16/section/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/commissioners-clauses-act-1847/section-16
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