Treasury Instruments (Signature) Act 1849
12 & 13 Vict. c. 89 · Enacted 1 August 1849 · Extends to United Kingdom
An Act to reduce the Number of Signatures required to Instruments issued by the Lords of the Treasury.
[1st August 1849]
C1Whereas it is expedient to reduce the number of signatures required to warrants and other instruments issued by the Commissioners of her Majesty’s Treasury:
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Short title given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)
Contents
1Instruments, &c. may be signed by two Commissioners of the Treasury.
Where any warrant, appointment, authority, approval, instrument, or act whatsoever is by any Act of Parliament or otherwise required to be issued, made, signified, or done by or under the hands of the said commissioners, or by or under the hands of any three or more of them, every such warrant, appointment, authority, approval, instrument, or act may be issued, made, signified, or done by or under the hands of any two or more of the said commissioners, and when so issued, made, signified, or done as aforesaid shall be binding, and have the same effect, to all intents and purposes, as if issued, made, signified, or done by or under the hands of the said commissioners or by or under the hands of any three or more of them, as the case may require.