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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/enterprise-act-2016/schedule-1/paragraph-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/enterprise-act-2016/schedule-1/paragraph-5.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2016/12",
  "legislation_title": "Enterprise Act 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/enterprise-act-2016",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "A person holds and vacates office as the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner in accordance with the terms of the appointment, but—\n(a) the initial term of office may not be more than 4 years,\n(b) a person may be appointed for no more than 2 further terms of office (whether as the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner),\n(c) a further term may not be more than 3 years,\n(d) the person may resign by giving written notice to the Secretary of State, and\n(e) the Secretary of State may dismiss the person if satisfied that the person is unable, unwilling or unfit to perform his or her functions.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 44(1)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 5 in force at 6.4.2017 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2017/473, reg. 2"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/12/schedule/1/paragraph/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:06:22.067807+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."
}