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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-fire-and-rescue-services-northern-ireland-order-2006/schedule-1/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2006/0110800257",
  "legislation_title": "The Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006",
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  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/3",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, a person shall hold and vacate office as a non-executive member in accordance with the terms of his appointment.\n(2) The non-executive members may not be appointed for a term of more than 4 years at a time, and a person appointed to fill a casual vacancy shall hold office for the remainder of the term of the person in whose place he is appointed.\n(3) A person may at any time resign as a non-executive member by notice in writing to the Department.\n(4) The Department may remove a person from office as a non-executive member if satisfied that—\n(a) he has been convicted of a criminal offence;\n(b) he has become bankrupt or made a composition or arrangement with his creditors;\n(c) he has failed to comply with the terms of his appointment; or\n(d) he is otherwise unable or unfit to carry out his functions.\n(5) Where a person ceases to be the Chief Fire and Rescue Officer, he ceases to be a member.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2006/0110800257/schedule/1/paragraph/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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