{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-2000/schedule-1/paragraph-11",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-2000/schedule-1/paragraph-11.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/32",
  "legislation_title": "Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-2000",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/11",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) There shall be a chairman and a vice-chairman of the Board.\n(2) The first chairman and vice-chairman of the Board under this Part shall be appointed by the Secretary of State from among the members of the Board.\n(3) Before making any appointment under sub-paragraph (2), the Secretary of State shall consult the First Minister and the deputy First Minister.\n(4) Subsequent appointments to the office of chairman and vice-chairman shall be made by the Board from among its members.\n(5) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, a person shall hold and vacate office as chairman or vice-chairman in accordance with the terms of his appointment.\n(6) A person may at any time resign as chairman or vice-chairman by notice in writing to the Board.\n(7) A person appointed to fill a casual vacancy as chairman or vice-chairman shall hold office for the remainder of the term of the person in whose place he is appointed.\n(8) If the chairman or vice-chairman ceases to be a member of the Board, he shall also cease to hold office as chairman or vice-chairman.\n(9) Any appointment of a chairman or vice-chairman during the transitional period shall be for a term expiring at the end of the transitional period.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 11(9) inserted (26.3.2007) by The Northern Ireland Policing Board (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/911 (N.I. 5)), arts. 1(2), 4"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/32/schedule/1/paragraph/11",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:20:39.477204+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."
}