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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/qualifications-for-appointment-of-members-to-the-first-tier-tribunal-and-upper-tribunal-amendment-order-2009/article-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/1592",
  "legislation_title": "The Qualifications for Appointment of Members to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Amendment) Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/qualifications-for-appointment-of-members-to-the-first-tier-tribunal-and-upper-tribunal-amendment-order-2009",
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  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Qualifications for Appointment of Members to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal Order 2008",
  "text": "In Article 2—\n(a) after paragraph (2)(c) insert—\n“(ca) a registered optometrist;”;\n(b) in paragraph (3) omit “, other than a registered medical practitioner,”;\n(c) after paragraph (3) add—\n“(3A) A person is not eligible for appointment under paragraph (3) if they are a registered medical practitioner.”;\n(d) in paragraph (4)(i) after “trade” insert “, charity”; and\n(e) after paragraph (4)(i) insert—\n“(j) in immigration services or the law and procedure relating to immigration;\n(k) of data protection;\n(l) of freedom of information (including environmental information) rights;\n(m) of service as a Member or Senior Officer of a local authority in England.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1592/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:10:12.248660+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."
}