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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bell-college-of-technology-scotland-order-of-council-2001/article-13",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2001/234",
  "legislation_title": "The Bell College of Technology (Scotland) Order of Council 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bell-college-of-technology-scotland-order-of-council-2001",
  "path": "article/13",
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  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Filling of vacancies",
  "text": "(1) Where the place of a governor who has been appointed to the office of governor under article 5(1)(a) has been declared vacant under article 12, or where such a governor has died, the core membership may appoint a governor to fill the vacancy.\n(2) Where the place of a governor who has been appointed to the office of governor under article 5(1)(c) has been declared vacant under article 12, or where such a governor has died–\n(a) in the case of a governor appointed under article 5(1)(c)(i), the Board shall intimate the vacancy to the Academic Council who shall appoint a governor to fill the vacancy;\n(b) in the case of a governor elected under article 5(1)(c)(ii) or (iii) an election shall be held to fill the vacancy in accordance with article 7 and the relevant rules made under it.\n(3) Where the place of a governor who had been co-opted to the office of governor under article 6 has been declared vacant under article 12, or where such a governor has died, the Board shall co-opt a governor to fill the vacancy if that is necessary to satisfy the requirements of article 6(1), and in other cases may so co-opt a governor in accordance with article 6.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2001/234/article/13",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}