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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/inquiry-into-historical-institutional-abuse-rules-northern-ireland-2013/article-6",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2013/171",
  "legislation_title": "The Inquiry into Historical Institutional Abuse Rules (Northern Ireland) 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/inquiry-into-historical-institutional-abuse-rules-northern-ireland-2013",
  "path": "article/6",
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  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Recognised legal representative",
  "text": "(1) Where a core participant, other than a core participant referred to in rule 7 has appointed a qualified lawyer to act on that person’s behalf, the chairperson must designate that lawyer as that person’s recognised legal representative in respect of the inquiry proceedings.\n(2) Where any other person, body, organisation or institution required or permitted to give evidence or produce documents during the course of the inquiry, has appointed a qualified lawyer to act on that person’s behalf, the chairperson may designate that lawyer as that person’s recognised legal representative in respect of the inquiry proceedings.\n(3) Where a core participant or other person has terminated the appointment of a qualified lawyer who has been designated as recognised legal representative under this rule, that designation shall cease to have effect.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2013/171/article/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:10:21.953681+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."
}