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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justice-act-northern-ireland-2011/schedule-2/paragraph-19",
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  "legislation": "nia/2011/24",
  "legislation_title": "Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justice-act-northern-ireland-2011",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/19",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "19",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The validity of any proceedings of a DPCSP or a committee of a DPCSP shall not be affected by—\n(a) any defect in the appointment of any member or in the appointment or election of the chair or vice-chair; or\n(b) any vacancy in the office of chair or vice-chair or among the other members.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 19 in operation at 1.4.2012 by S.R. 2012/142, art. 2(a)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/schedule/2/paragraph/19",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:20:43.017346+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."
}