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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/house-of-commons-administration-act-1978/schedule-2/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1978/36",
  "legislation_title": "House of Commons (Administration) Act 1978",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/house-of-commons-administration-act-1978",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) While Mr. Speaker is temporarily absent from the House during a session of Parliament a Deputy Speaker having power to act under section 1 of the Deputy Speaker Act 1855 may exercise the functions of Mr. Speaker under this Act.\n(2) The said functions shall include any functions delegated to Mr. Speaker under paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to this Act, but an appointment made in exercise of functions so delegated shall be only for such time as the Deputy Speaker has power under this paragraph to exercise the functions of Mr. Speaker.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "M",
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      "text": "1855 c. 84."
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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