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  "legislation": "ukpga/1999/28",
  "legislation_title": "Food Standards Act 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-standards-act-1999",
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  "number": "3",
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  "text": "(1) The person holding office as chairman or deputy chairman—\n(a) may resign his office by giving notice to any of the appropriate authorities (and on doing so ceases to be a member of the Agency); and\n(b) may be removed from office by the appropriate authorities acting jointly if they are satisfied that he is eligible to be removed under paragraph 4.\n(2) A member other than the chairman or deputy chairman—\n(a) may resign his office by giving notice to the authority by which he was appointed; and\n(b) may be removed from office by that authority if it is satisfied that he is eligible to be removed under paragraph 4.",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/28/schedule/1/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:21:47.601294+00:00"
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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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