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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-audit-investigations-and-community-enterprise-act-2004/schedule-4/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2004/27",
  "legislation_title": "Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004",
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  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/1",
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  "number": "1",
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  "text": "(1) The Appeal Officer holds office for the period determined by the Secretary of State on appointment (or re-appointment).\n(2) But—\n(a) the Appeal Officer may at any time resign the office by giving notice in writing to the Secretary of State, and\n(b) the Secretary of State may at any time remove the Appeal Officer on the ground of incapacity or misbehaviour.\n(3) Subject to that, the Appeal Officer holds and vacates office on the terms determined by the Secretary of State.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 1 in force at 1.7.2005 by S.I. 2004/3322, art. 2(3), Sch. 3"
    }
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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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