# The Education (Academic Tenure) (Northern Ireland) Order 1988, Paragraph 1


(1) The Department shall appoint five persons to be the University Commissioners for Northern Ireland.
(2) The Department may appoint a person to fill the place of any Commissioner (including one appointed under this sub‐paragraph) who dies, resigns or is removed from office.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1988/1988/schedule/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-academic-tenure-northern-ireland-order-1988/schedule/paragraph-1
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