{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/commissioners-clauses-act-1847/section-58",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/commissioners-clauses-act-1847/section-58.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/10-11/16",
  "legislation_title": "Commissioners Clauses Act 1847",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/commissioners-clauses-act-1847",
  "path": "section/58",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "58",
  "heading": "Commissioners may compound for breach of contract.",
  "text": "The commissioners may compound with any party who has entered into any such contract, or against whom any action or suit has been brought for any penalty contained in any such contract, or in any bond or other security for the performance thereof, or on account of any breach or non-performance of any such contract, bond, or security, for such sums of money or other recompence as the commissioners may think proper.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 58 incorporated (E.W.S) (18.6.2001) by S.I. 2001/2184, art. 2S. 58 incorporated (E.W.S) (18.6.2001) by S.I. 2001/2185, art. 2S. 58 incorporated (with modifications) (7.1.2003) by 2002 c. v, s. 3(3)(4) (with s. 23)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Ss. 58-60 incorporated (with modifications) (E.W.S.) (29.12.2007) by Maryport Harbour Revision Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/3463), arts. 1(1), 3(3), 3(4) (with arts. 78, 80, 81)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Ss. 58-60 incorporated (1.6.2009) by Berwick Upon Tweed Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1231), arts. 1(1), 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Ss. 36-92 incorporated (E.W.S.) (21.5.2010) by The Newlyn Pier and Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1462), arts. 1(1), 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Ss. 58-60 incorporated (S.) (18.11.2010) by The St. Andrews Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/403), arts. 1(1), 3(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Ss. 58-60 incorporated (S.) (5.6.2014) by The Pennan Harbour Revision Order 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/158), arts. 1(1), 3(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "Ss. 58-64 incorporated (with modifications) (E.W.S.) (1.11.2015) by The Great Yarmouth Port Authority (Constitution) Harbour Revision Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1395), arts. 1(3), 2, 3 (with Sch. 3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/10-11/16/section/58",
    "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."
}