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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/inquiries-act-2005/section-7",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2005/12",
  "legislation_title": "Inquiries Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/inquiries-act-2005",
  "path": "section/7",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Further appointments to inquiry panel",
  "text": "(1) The Minister may at any time (whether before the setting-up date or during the course of the inquiry) appoint a member to the inquiry panel—\n(a) to fill a vacancy that has arisen in the panel (including a vacancy in the position of chairman), or\n(b) to increase the number of members of the panel.\n(2) The power to appoint a member under subsection (1)(b) is exercisable only—\n(a) in accordance with a proposal under section 5(1)(b)(ii), or\n(b) with the consent of the chairman.\n(3) The power to appoint a replacement chairman may be exercised by appointing a person who is already a member of the inquiry panel.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/12/section/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:16:11.053471+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "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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}