§ Mr. Wyn RobertsI beg to move amendment No. 75, in page 23, line 42, leave out from `has' to 'appointed' in line 43 and insert
'its chairman, or the chairman of its board of directors or other governing body,'.This is a drafting amendment. At present the definition in clause 20 (2) of "appropriate body" refers, inter alia, to a board of directors or other governing body of which the chairman is appointed by the Secretary of State. That definition is aimed initially at the National House Building Council, which is the only body known to the Secretary of State that fulfils the other criteria specified in the definition in clause 20 (2). The NHBC has no board of directors; its executive committee manages the business of the council and controls the holding of general meetings, but specific and substantial powers are conferred on the Scottish, Northern Ireland and finance committees. The amendment, which alters the definition, is designed to set the inclusion of the NHBC within the definition beyond reasonable doubt.
§ Amendment agreed to.