# Football Governance Act 2025, Paragraph 29: Committees and procedure of the Expert Panel

Extent: E+W

(1) The Expert Panel may determine its own procedure and the procedure of any committee.
(2) A member of the Expert Panel may at any time resign from a committee of the Expert Panel by giving notice to the Chief Executive Officer.
(3) The Chief Executive Officer may remove a person from membership of a committee of the Expert Panel if the Chief Executive Officer considers that—
(a) the person will be unable, for a substantial period, to perform their duties as a member of the committee, or
(b) because of a particular interest of the member of the committee, it is inappropriate for them to remain a member of the committee.
(4) Where a person ceases to be a member of a committee of the Expert Panel, the Chief Executive Officer may select a replacement member of the committee from the Expert Panel.
(5) A person’s ceasing to be a member of a committee of the Expert Panel does not—
(a) prevent the committee from continuing with anything begun before the person ceased to be a member of it, or
(b) affect anything done by the person or the committee before the person ceased to be a member of it (unless the Chief Executive Officer directs otherwise).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/21/schedule/2/paragraph/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/football-governance-act-2025/schedule-2/paragraph-29
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