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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-north-america-act-1867/section-47",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/30-31/3",
  "legislation_title": "British North America Act 1867",
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  "path": "section/47",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "47",
  "heading": "Provision in case of absence of Speaker.",
  "text": "Until the Parliament of Canada otherwise provides, in case of the absence for any reason of the Speaker from the chair of the House of Commons for a period of forty-eight consecutive hours, the House may elect another of its members to act as Speaker, and the member so elected shall during the continuance of such absence of the Speaker have and execute all the powers, privileges, and duties of Speaker.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/30-31/3/section/47",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:00:28.561125+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}