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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tribunals-scotland-act-2014/schedule-4/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "asp/2014/10",
  "legislation_title": "Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014",
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  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A person is eligible for appointment as a Deputy Chamber President only if the person is—\n(a) a legal member of the First-tier Tribunal (other than a Chamber President), or\n(b) if not falling within paragraph (a), eligible to be appointed as such a member (whether or not already any type of member of the First-tier or Upper Tribunal).\n(2) Before requesting that a person be appointed as a Deputy Chamber President, the President of Tribunals must consult the Chamber President of the chamber concerned.\n(3) If the Scottish Ministers decide not to make an appointment as a Deputy Chamber President, they must give the President of Tribunals written reasons.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 2 in force at 1.4.2015 by S.S.I. 2015/116, art. 2"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/10/schedule/4/paragraph/2",
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  },
  "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."
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