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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nhs-direct-regulations-2004/regulation-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nhs-direct-regulations-2004/regulation-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2004/570",
  "legislation_title": "The NHS Direct Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nhs-direct-regulations-2004",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Appointment of vice-chairman",
  "text": "(1) The chairman and members may appoint one of the non-officer members to be vice-chairman for such period, not exceeding the remainder of his term as a member, as they may specify on electing him.\n(2) Any member so appointed may at any time resign from the office of vice-chairman by giving notice in writing to the chairman.\n(3) Where the chairman has died or has ceased to hold office, or where he is unable to perform his duties as chairman owing to illness, absence or any other cause, references to the chairman in the Schedule to these Regulations shall, so long as there is no chairman available to perform his duties, be taken to include references to the vice-chairman.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/570/regulation/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:30:59.790761+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."
}