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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-north-america-act-1867/section-59",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/30-31/3",
  "legislation_title": "British North America Act 1867",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-north-america-act-1867",
  "path": "section/59",
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  "number": "59",
  "heading": "Tenure of office of Lieutenant Governor.",
  "text": "A Lieutenant Governor shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor General; but any Lieutenant Governor appointed after the commencement of the first session of the Parliament of Canada shall not be removable within five years from his appointment, except for cause assigned, which shall be communicated to him in writing within one month after the order for his removal is made, and shall be communicated by message to the Senate and to the House of Commons within one week thereafter, if the Parliament is then sitting, and if not, then within one week after the commencement of the next session of the Parliament.",
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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/59",
    "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."
}