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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2004/schedule-1/paragraph-13",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2004/schedule-1/paragraph-13.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2004/20",
  "legislation_title": "Energy Act 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2004",
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  "number": "13",
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  "text": "(1) The validity of proceedings of the NDA, of the non-executive members or of a committee established by the NDA shall not be affected by—\n(a) a vacancy in the membership of the NDA or of such a committee;\n(b) a defect in the appointment of the chairman, of any other non-executive member, of the chief executive or of any other executive member;\n(c) a failure of the Secretary of State to comply with the requirements of section 2(9); or\n(d) a failure to comply with arrangements made under paragraph 10.\n(2) Nothing in sub-paragraph (1) validates—\n(a) the proceedings of a meeting which would still be inquorate even if defects and failures mentioned within sub-paragraph (1)(b) or (c) had not occurred; or\n(b) a decision which (apart from this paragraph) is ineffective by virtue of paragraph 9.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 13 in force at 27.7.2004 by S.I. 2004/1973, art. 2, Sch."
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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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