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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1988/schedule-12/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1988/33",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Justice Act 1988",
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  "path": "schedule/12/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "A person shall vacate office as an assessor—\n(a) if he ceases to be qualified for appointment as an assessor; or\n(b) on attaining the age of 72;\nunless the Secretary of State considers that it is in the interests of the efficient operation of section 133 above that he should continue to hold office.",
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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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