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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-government-standing-orders-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/schedule/paragraph-8",
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  "legislation": "nidsr/2016/9780338004468",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government (Standing Orders) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-government-standing-orders-regulations-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Positions of responsibility: time limits",
  "text": "(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), in relation to positions of responsibility selected in accordance with paragraphs 2(1) and 2(2) or paragraph 4(1) or paragraphs 6(1) and 6(2) of Schedule 1 to the 2014 Act, the period specified for—\n(a) the nominating officer to select a position of responsibility and the term for which it shall be held; and\n(b) the person nominated to accept the selected position\nis 15 minutes.\n(2) An extension to the period specified in sub-paragraph (1) may be granted subject to the approval of the council. Such an extension may be requested by—\n(a) the nominating officer;\n(b) the person nominated to hold the selected position; or\n(c) another member.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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."
}