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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-act-1988/schedule-1/paragraph-5",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1988/34",
  "legislation_title": "Legal Aid Act 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-act-1988",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/5",
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  "number": "5",
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  "text": "The Lord Chancellor may terminate the appointment of a member of the Board if satisfied that—\n(a) he has become bankrupt or made an arrangement with his creditors;\n(b) he is unable to carry out his duties as a Board member by reason of physical or mental illness;\n(c) he has been absent from meetings of the Board for a period longer than six consecutive months without the permission of the Board; or\n(d) he is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member of the Board.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/34/schedule/1/paragraph/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:47:54.072822+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."
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