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Commissioner

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Commissioner, a person authorized by letters-patent, Act of Parliament, or other lawful warrant, to examine any mattes, or execute any public office, etc. The (English) Commissioners Clauses Act, 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. 16), regulates the qualification, etc., of commissioners, who under an Act of Parliament execute undertakings of a public nature; and in particular enacts by s. 60 that they are not to be personally liable.

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