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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/domestic-abuse-act-2021/section-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/domestic-abuse-act-2021/section-4.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2021/17",
  "legislation_title": "Domestic Abuse Act 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/domestic-abuse-act-2021",
  "path": "section/4",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Appointment of Commissioner",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State must appoint a person as the Domestic Abuse Commissioner (“the Commissioner”).\n(2) The Commissioner is to hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Commissioner's appointment.\n(3) The Commissioner is not to be regarded as the servant or agent of the Crown or as enjoying any status, immunity or privilege of the Crown.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 4 in force at 1.11.2021 by S.I. 2021/1038, reg. 3(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/17/section/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:58:49.211647+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}