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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/office-of-communications-act-2002/schedule/paragraph-19",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2002/11",
  "legislation_title": "Office of Communications Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/office-of-communications-act-2002",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/19",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "19",
  "heading": "Validity of proceedings",
  "text": "(1) The validity of any proceedings of OFCOM, of the chairman and other non-executive members of OFCOM or of any committee established by OFCOM shall not be affected by—\n(a) any vacancy in the membership of OFCOM or of such a committee;\n(b) any defect in the appointment of the chairman, deputy chairman or any other member of OFCOM;\n(c) any failure of the Secretary of State to comply with the requirements of section 1(6)(b); or\n(d) any failure to comply with any arrangements under paragraph 15 or with any of the requirements of paragraph 17.\n(2) Nothing in sub-paragraph (1)(d) shall validate any proceedings of a meeting which (apart from any matter falling within sub-paragraph (1)(b) or (c)) is inquorate.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/11/schedule/paragraph/19",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:19:39.229884+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."
}