{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-1998/schedule-1/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/32",
  "legislation_title": "Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-1998",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, a person shall hold and vacate office as a member or as chairman or vice-chairman of the Police Authority in accordance with the terms of his appointment.\n(2) The chairman, vice-chairman and other members of the Police Authority shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, and a person appointed to fill a casual vacancy shall hold office for the remainder of the term of the person in whose place he is appointed.\n(3) A person may at any time resign as a member or as chairman or vice-chairman of the Police Authority by notice in writing to the Secretary of State.\n(4) The Secretary of State may remove a person from office as a member or as chairman or vice-chairman of the Police Authority if satisfied that—\n(a) he has been convicted of a criminal offence;\n(b) he has become bankrupt or made a composition or arrangement with his creditors;\n(c) he has failed to comply with the terms of his appointment; or\n(d) he is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge his functions.\n(5) A member of the Police Authority whose term of office expires or who has resigned shall be eligible for re-appointment.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/32/schedule/1/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:22:34.496122+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."
}