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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-size-and-chairmanship-of-bench-rules-2005/article-10",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/553",
  "legislation_title": "The Justices of the Peace (Size and Chairmanship of Bench) Rules 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-size-and-chairmanship-of-bench-rules-2005",
  "path": "article/10",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Election where no or insufficient nominations",
  "text": "Where—\n(a) no nomination for the office of chairman is received under rule 6 or where all nominations for that office are withdrawn at any time up to (and including) the closing date for receipt of completed ballot papers; or\n(b) fewer nominations for the office of deputy chairman are received under rule 6 than the number of deputy chairmen to be elected; or\n(c) one or more nominations for the office of deputy chairman are withdrawn at any time up to (and including) the closing date for receipt of completed ballot papers with the result that the remaining number of nominations for that office falls below the number of deputy chairmen to be elected,\nthe justices shall by secret ballot elect the chairman or the number of deputy chairmen that have still to be elected at the election meeting in accordance with the provisions of the schedule.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/553/article/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:07:42.062500+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."
}