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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/commons-councils-standard-constitution-england-regulations-2010/schedule/paragraph-8",
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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/8",
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  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Membership",
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies where a casual vacancy is caused by a person ceasing to be a member of a commons council other than on the expiry of the term of that person’s membership.\n(2) Where a casual vacancy is for an elected member, the council may hold a by-election to fill the vacancy, and must do so if requested in writing by not less than one third of the persons who would be entitled to vote in such a by-election.\n(3) Where a casual vacancy is for an appointed member, the person entitled to appoint that member may appoint a replacement member.\n(4) Where a casual vacancy is for a co-opted member, the remaining members of the commons council may co-opt a replacement member.\n(5) Where a person (“the successor”) is elected, appointed or co-opted as a member of a commons council to fill a casual vacancy, the successor remains a member of the council for the remainder of the term of the person the successor is replacing.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/1204/schedule/paragraph/8",
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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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