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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997-provisions-in-relation-to-the-ncis-service-authority-order-1998/article-D2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/633",
  "legislation_title": "The Police Act 1997 (Provisions in relation to the NCIS Service Authority) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997-provisions-in-relation-to-the-ncis-service-authority-order-1998",
  "path": "article/D2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "D2",
  "heading": "Appointment of committees",
  "text": "(1) For the purpose of discharging any functions in pursuance of arrangements made under article D1 above—\n(a) the Authority may appoint a committee of the Authority; or\n(b) two or more local authorities (the appointing authorities) may appoint a joint committee of those authorities; or\n(c) any such committee may appoint one or more sub-committees.\n(2) Subject to the provisions of this article, the number of members of a committee appointed under paragraph (1) above, their term of office, and the area (if restricted) within which the committee are to exercise their authority shall be fixed by the Authority, or, in the case of a joint committee the appointing authorities, or, in the case of a sub-committee, by the appointing committee.\n(3) Any committee or sub-committee appointed under paragraph (1) above may consist only of members of the Authority or, in the case of a joint committee, members of the appointing authorities.\n(4) The Authority may appoint a committee and two or more local authorities may appoint a joint committee to advise the Authority on any matter relating to the discharge of its functions, and any such committee—\n(a) may consist of such persons (whether members of the Authority or appointing authorities or not) appointed for such term as may be determined by the Authority or appointing authorities; and\n(b) may appoint one or more sub-committees to advise the committee with respect to any such matter.\n(5) Every member of a committee appointed under this article who at the time of his appointment was a member of the Authority or another appointing authority shall upon ceasing to be a member of the Authority or appointing authority also cease to be a member of the committee; but for the purposes of this article a member of the Authority or appointing authority shall not be deemed to have ceased to be a member of the Authority or another appointing authority by reason of retirement if he has been re-appointed a member thereof not later than the day of his retirement.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/633/article/D2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:35:22.175644+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."
}