Part I The Electoral Commission
Establishment of Electoral Commission and bodies with related functions
2 Speaker’s Committee.
1
There shall be a Committee (to be known as “the Speaker’s Committee”) to perform the functions conferred on the Committee by this Act.
2
The Speaker’s Committee shall consist of the Speaker of the House of Commons, who shall be the chairman of the Committee, and the following other members, namely—
a
the Member of the House of Commons who is for the time being the Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee of the House of Commons;
c
a Member of the House of Commons who is a Minister of the Crown with responsibilities in relation to local government; and
d
five Members of the House of Commons who are not Ministers of the Crown.
3
The member of the Committee mentioned in subsection (2)(c) shall be appointed to membership of the Committee by the Prime Minister.
4
The members of the Committee mentioned in subsection (2)(d) shall be appointed to membership of the Committee by the Speaker of the House of Commons.
5
Schedule 2, which makes further provision in relation to the Speaker’s Committee, shall have effect.
6
In this section and that Schedule, references to the Home Affairs Select Committee shall—
a
if the name of that Committee is changed, be taken (subject to paragraph (b)) to be references to the Committee by its new name;
b
if the functions of that Committee at the passing of this Act with respect to electoral matters (or functions substantially corresponding thereto) become functions of a different committee of the House of Commons, be taken to be references to the committee by whom the functions are for the time being exercisable.