Amendment summary
Lord Maude of Horsham moved amendment 8, in Schedule 2, page 85, line 12, at end to insert—
“3A (1) The Secretary of State is to nominate a person (“the nominated person”) to be the chair.
(2) The nominated person must appear before a relevant Parliamentary Committee if invited to do so.
(3) The Secretary of State may not proceed with the appointment of the nominated person unless the relevant Parliamentary Committee has held a confirmatory vote if the Committee wishes to do so.
(4) Where the relevant Parliamentary Committee has expressed a negative opinion on the appointment of the nominated person, the Secretary of State may not proceed with the appointment of the nominated person.
(5) Where the relevant Parliamentary Committee has expressed a positive opinion on the appointment of the nominated person, the Secretary of State may proceed with the appointment of the nominated person.
(6) A relevant Parliamentary Committee is any Committee of the House of Commons, or House of Lords, or of both Houses, which has notified the Secretary of State, in writing, that they have assumed the function of scrutiny of football regulation.”