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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-standing-orders-england-regulations-2001/schedule-1/part-IV/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/3384",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-standing-orders-england-regulations-2001",
  "path": "schedule/1/part/IV/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Paragraph 2 shall not apply to the appointment or dismissal of, or disciplinary action against—\n(a) the officer designated as the head of the authority’s paid service;\n(b) a statutory chief officer within the meaning of section 2(6) of the 1989 Act (politically restricted posts);\n(c) a non-statutory chief officer within the meaning of section 2(7) of the 1989 Act;\n(d) a deputy chief officer within the meaning of section 2(8) of the 1989 Act; or\n(e) a person appointed in pursuance of section 9 of the 1989 Act (assistants for political groups).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 2(6) was amended by paragraph 95 of Schedule 37 to the Education Act 1996 (c. 56)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "There are amendments to section 9 which are not relevant to these Regulations."
    }
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      "type": "substituted for Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 4(1)",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
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  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
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