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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trade-act-2021/schedule-4/paragraph-20",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2021/10",
  "legislation_title": "Trade Act 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trade-act-2021",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/20",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The Secretary of State may remove a person from office as the chief executive if—\n(a) the first Chair has not been appointed, and\n(b) in the opinion of the Secretary of State, the person is unable or unfit to carry out the functions of the office.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 20 in force at 1.6.2021 by S.I. 2021/550, reg. 3(c)"
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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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