{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lieutenancies-act-1997/section-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lieutenancies-act-1997/section-4.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1997/23",
  "legislation_title": "Lieutenancies Act 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lieutenancies-act-1997",
  "path": "section/4",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Absence, etc. of lord-lieutenant.",
  "text": "(1) If—\n(a) the lord-lieutenant of a county or area is absent from the United Kingdom, sick or otherwise unable to act; or\n(b) there is a vacancy in the office of lord-lieutenant of a county or area,\nHer Majesty may authorise any three deputy lieutenants or lieutenants of that county or area to act as its lord-lieutenant.\n(2) During the period for which they are authorised to act, the persons authorised under this section shall stand for all purposes in the lord-lieutenant’s place and, accordingly, may do anything which may be done by the lord-lieutenant.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/23/section/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:27:15.500206+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."
}