# Taxation Act 1695, Section LVIII: Commissioners acting before taking the Oaths; Penalty £500.


Provided always and be it enacted That if any Person hereby named a Co[m]missioner shall presume to act as a Co[m]missioner in the Execuc[i]on of this Act before hee shall have taken the Oaths which by this Act hee is required to take and in the Manner hereby prescribed hee shall forfeit to His Majestie the Su[m]m of Five hundred Pounds.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Will3/7-8/5/section/LVIII (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/taxation-act-1695/section-LVIII
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