Commissioners Clauses Act 1847

3 Interpretations in this and the special Act: Number: Gender: Person: Lands: Month: Superior courts: Justice: Two justices: Sheriff: Clerk: The town. U.K.

The following words and expressions both in this and the special Act, and any Act incorporated therewith, shall have the several meanings hereby assigned to them, unless there be something in the subject or the context repugnant to such construction; (that is to say,)

• Words importing the singular number only shall include the plural number, and words importing the plural number only shall include the singular number:

• Words importing the masculine gender only shall include females:

• The word “person” shall include a corporation, whether aggregate or sole:

• The word “lands” shall extend to messuages, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, or heritages, of any tenure:

• The word “month” shall mean calendar month:

• The expression “superior courts,” where the matter submitted to the cognizance of the court arises in England or Ireland, shall mean her Majesty’s superior courts of record at [F1 the Royal Courts of Justice] or [F2 Belfast], as the case may require, . . . F3 ; and where such matter arises in Scotland shall mean the Court of Session:

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• F5 . . .

• The word “justice” shall mean justice of the peace acting for the place where the matter requiring the cognizance of any such justice arises; [F6 and where any matter is authorized or required to be done by two justices, the expression “two justices” shall be understood to mean two or more justices met and acting together:]

• The word “sheriff” shall mean the sheriff depute of [F7 the sheriffdom] . . . in Scotland in which any matter submitted to the cognizance of the sheriff arises, and shall include the substitutes of such sheriff depute.

• F8 . . .

• The expression “the clerk” shall mean the clerk of the commissioners, and shall include the word “secretary”:

• The expression “the town” shall mean the town or district named in the special Act within which the powers of the commissioners are to be exercised.

And with respect to citing this Act or any part thereof, be it enacted as follows:

Textual Amendments

F1 Words substituted by virtue of Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925 (c. 49), s. 224(1)

F2 Word substituted by virtue of S. R. & O. 1921/1804 (Rev. XVI, p. 967: 1921, p. 422), art. 7(b)

F3 Words repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1891 (c. 67)

F4 Definition repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1981 (c. 19), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. VIII

F5 In S. 3 definition of "county" repealed (N.I.) by Statute Law Revision (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 (c. 59), s. 1, Sch. Pt. I; definition of "county" wholly repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. XIV Group1

F6 Words repealed (N.I.) by Statute Law Revision (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 (c. 59), s. 1, Sch. Pt. I

F7 Words substituted by virtue of Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (c. 58), Sch. 1 para. 1

F8 In s. 3 definition of "quarter sessions" repealed (E.W.N.I.) by (E.W.) Courts Act 1971 (c. 23), Sch. 11 Pt. IV and (N.I.) Statute Law Revision (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 (c. 59), s. 1, Sch. Pt. I; definition of "quarter sessions" wholly repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. XIV Group1

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Ss. 1-4 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

C2 S. 3 incorporated (S.) (5.6.2014) by The Pennan Harbour Revision Order 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/158), arts. 1(1), 3(1)

C3 Ss. 2-4 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)

C4 S. 3 incorporated (with modifications) (S.) (26.11.2016) by The Gardenstown Harbour Revision Order 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/396), arts. 1(1), 3(1)(3)

C5 S. 2 incorporated (with modifications) (S.) (4.3.2021) by The Eyemouth Harbour Revision Order 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/118), arts. 1(1), 3(1)(3) (with arts. 36, 37)

C6 References to sheriff depute and his substitutes to be construed as references to sheriff principal and sheriffs respectively: Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (c. 58), s. 4