Paragraph 3 F1
The external members (other than the chair) are to be appointed by the Sponsor Body.
A person may be appointed under this paragraph only if the person has been selected for appointment by the Sponsor Body on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.
A person may not be appointed under this paragraph if the person is—
a member of either House of Parliament,
a Minister of the Crown,
a member of either of the House Commissions, or
a director of the Delivery Authority (other than a director within paragraph 1(1)(c) of Schedule 2).
The functions conferred by this paragraph on the Sponsor Body are to be discharged by the House Commissions—
before the Sponsor Body is first constituted in accordance with paragraph 1(1), or
at any time when the number of external members is less than 2.
The appointment of an external member under this paragraph does not have effect unless it is confirmed by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 1 ceases to have effect (1.1.2023) by virtue of The Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body (Abolition) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1360), regs. 1, 9(2)(a) (with reg. 11)