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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriffs-act-1887/section-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriffs-act-1887/section-3.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/50-51/55",
  "legislation_title": "Sheriffs Act 1887",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriffs-act-1887",
  "path": "section/3",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Annual appointment of sheriff and duration of office.",
  "text": "(1) A sheriff shall be annually appointed for every county.\n(2) Save as provided by this Act, a sheriff shall not hold office for more than one year, and a grant after the passing of this Act of the office for more than one year shall be void.\n(3) The office of sheriff or of any officer of a sheriff shall not become void by reason of the demise . . . of the Duchy of Cornwall, but the person holding the office shall, unless sooner removed or superseded, continue in office for the remainder of his term, in like manner as if such demise had not taken place.\n(4) In this Act “county”, in relation to Wales, means a preserved county (as defined by section 64 of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994).",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 (c. 39), Sch. 1 Pt. I"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 3(4) added (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 62(1) (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1995/3198, art. 6(3), Sch. 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 3: power to amend conferred (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 62(2), (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1995/3198, art. 6(3), Sch. 5"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/50-51/55/section/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T18:19:05.728562+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
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    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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}