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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/data-protection-act-1984-repealed-132000/schedule-2/paragraph-8",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1984/35",
  "legislation_title": "Data Protection Act 1984 (repealed 1.3.2000)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/data-protection-act-1984-repealed-132000",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, a member of the Tribunal shall hold and vacate his office in accordance with the terms of his appointment and shall, on ceasing to hold office, be eligible for re-appointment.\n(2) Any member of the Tribunal may at any time resign his office by notice in writing to the Lord Chancellor (in the case of the chairman or a deputy chairman) or to the Secretary of State (in the case of any other member).\n(3) A person who is the chairman or a deputy chairman of the Tribunal shall vacate his office on the day on which he attains the age of seventy years; but this sub-paragraph is subject to section 26(4) to (6) of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (power to authorise continuance in office up to the age of seventy-five years).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 8(1) inserted (31.3.1995) by 1993 c. 8, s. 26, Sch. 6 para.50; S.I. 1995/631, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 8(3) added (31.3.1995) by 1993 c. 8, s. 26, Sch. 6 para.50; S.I. 1995/631, art. 2"
    }
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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."
}