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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-further-education-funding-council-establishment-scotland-order-1998/article-6",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/2887",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Further Education Funding Council (Establishment) (Scotland) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-further-education-funding-council-establishment-scotland-order-1998",
  "path": "article/6",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Removal of members from office",
  "text": "If the Secretary of State is satisfied that a member of the Council–\n(a) has been absent from meetings of the Council for a period longer than six consecutive months without the permission of the Council; or\n(b) is unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member,\nthe Secretary of State may by notice given in writing to that member remove him from office, and thereupon the office shall become vacant.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2887/article/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:15:06.717860+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."
}