Drainage (Ireland) Act 1842

Commissioners may have an Assessor.

CXXIII. And be it enacted, That upon any Inquiry or Proceeding requiring legal Assistance, to be had before the said Commissioners in pursuance of the Provisions of this Act, it shall be lawful for the said Commissioners, should they so think fit, to retain and appoint as their Assessor any One of Her Majesty’s Counsel at Law in Ireland to act with and assist the said Commissioners in adjudicating upon the Matter of such Inquiry or Proceeding as aforesaid; and it shall be lawful for the said Commissioners to defray the Expences of retaining or appointing such Assessor out of the Funds at their Disposal under this Act.