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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/port-of-tyne-harbour-revision-order-2026/article-9",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/1088",
  "legislation_title": "The Port of Tyne Harbour Revision Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/port-of-tyne-harbour-revision-order-2026",
  "path": "article/9",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Casual vacancies",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may fill a casual vacancy in the office of chair by appointing as chair a person who is already a member appointed under article 5(1)(a) or (b) and, if the Secretary of State does so, the appointment is to be deemed to create a casual vacancy in the office of the member who is appointed as the chair.\n(2) A casual vacancy arising in the office of a member appointed under article 5(1)(a), other than the chair, must, unless it is not reasonably practicable to do so, be filled by the appointment of a member by the Secretary of State in accordance with the requirements of article 5(2) to (5).\n(3) A casual vacancy arising in the office of a member appointed under article 5(1)(b) must, unless it is not reasonably practicable to do so, be filled by the appointment of a member by the Authority in accordance with the requirements of article 5(2) to (4).\n(4) A person appointed to fill a casual vacancy under this article, subject to articles 8 (declaration to be made by members) and 10 (removal of members), and paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 (incidental provisions relating to the Authority), holds office for the remainder of the term of the member in whose place that person has been appointed.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1088/article/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:53:52.533021+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."
}