Inclosure Act 1845

38 Form of declaration by valuer.E+W

No valuer shall be capable of acting until he shall have made and subscribed, before the said commissioners, or some assistant commissioner, justice of the peace, or master extraordinary in chancery, the following declaration; (that is to say,) “I do solemnly declare, that I will faithfully, impartially, and honestly, according to the best of my skill and judgment, perform all the duties of a valuer in the inclosure of , according to the provisions of the Inclosure Act 1845.”

Which declaration it shall be lawful for the commissioners, or any assistant commissioner, justice, or master extraordinary in chancery, to administer; and every such declaration so made and subscribed shall be countersigned by the person before whom the same shall have been made, and shall be sent by him to the office of the commissioners; and a certificate, under the seal of the commissioners, that the person named in such certificate has been appointed a valuer in the matter of an inclosure, and has made and subscribed the declaration required by this Act, shall be conclusive evidence of such appointment, and of his having made and subscribed such declaration.