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SCHEDULE 2
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THE SPEAKER'S COMMITTEE |
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Reports |
| | 1. - (1) The Speaker's Committee shall, at least once in each year, make to the House of Commons a report on the exercise by the Commission of their functions.
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(2) For the purposes of the law of defamation the publication of any matter by the Speaker's Committee in making such a report shall be absolutely privileged.
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Term of office of Committee members |
| | 2. - (1) In this paragraph "appointed member" means a member of the Speaker's Committee other than-
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(a) the member who is the Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee of the House of Commons; or |
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(b) the member who is the Secretary of State for the Home Department. |
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(2) An appointed member shall cease to be a member of the Speaker's Committee if-
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(a) he ceases to be a Member of the House of Commons; or |
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(b) another person is appointed to be a member of the Committee in his place. |
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(3) An appointed member may resign from the Committee at any time by giving notice to the Speaker.
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(4) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), an appointed member shall be a member of the Committee for the duration of the Parliament in which he is appointed.
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(5) An appointed member may be re-appointed (or further re-appointed) to membership of the Committee.
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Chairmanship |
| | 3. - (1) The Speaker's Committee shall elect a chairman from amongst its members; but the members of the Committee mentioned in section 2(2)(b) and (c) (Home Secretary and Minister for local government) shall not be eligible for election as chairman.
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(2) The Committee may appoint a member of the Committee to act as chairman at any meeting of the Committee in the absence of the chairman elected under sub-paragraph (1).
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Committee proceedings |
| | 4. - (1) The Speaker's Committee may determine its own procedure.
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(2) The validity of any proceedings of the Committee shall not be affected by-
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(a) any vacancy among, or |
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(b) any defect in the appointment of any of, |
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the members of the Committee.
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