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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/commons-councils-standard-constitution-england-regulations-2010/schedule/paragraph-11",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2010/1204",
  "legislation_title": "The Commons Councils (Standard Constitution) (England) Regulations 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/commons-councils-standard-constitution-england-regulations-2010",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/11",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Proceedings of a commons council",
  "text": "(1) A commons council must appoint from among its members a chairperson, secretary and treasurer, and may appoint such other officers as it thinks necessary.\n(2) The appointment of the officers of a commons council in an event specified in sub-paragraph (3) must be made at the first meeting of the council after that event.\n(3) The events referred to in sub-paragraph (2) are—\n(a) the establishment of the council;\n(b) the election, appointment or co-option of its members at the beginning of a new term in accordance with paragraph 5; and\n(c) in the case of an appointment to replace an officer whose term of office has expired, the expiry of that term.\n(4) The period for which an officer of a commons council is appointed is to be determined by the council, but must not exceed the term for which that officer has been elected, appointed or co-opted as a member of the council.\n(5) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), each officer appointed under this paragraph is to continue in office until the appointment of a successor, unless that officer resigns from the position or ceases to be a member of the commons council.\n(6) Upon a casual vacancy occurring in the office of chairperson, secretary or treasurer, a commons council must appoint a successor in that office at its next meeting, and, where the office vacated is that of chairperson, any other officer may call a meeting for that purpose.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/1204/schedule/paragraph/11",
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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."
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