Schedule 1: The Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body Part 1: Members of the Sponsor Body Appointment of initial external members
Paragraph 8 provides that persons who are external members of the shadow Sponsor Body, including the Chair, immediately before Section 2(1) comes into force are to be automatically appointed as the first Chair and external members of the Sponsor Body. Appointments under paragraph 8 are to be treated as if they had been made under paragraph 2 (in respect of the Chair) and paragraph 3 (in respect of all other external members). Appointments made under paragraph 8 must be confirmed by a resolution of each House of Parliament within one month of section 2(1) of the Act coming into force.
	A Chair appointed under paragraph 8 will have fixed term of 3 years. All other external members appointed under paragraph 8 will have a fixed term of 3 years beginning on the day that the shadow Sponsor Body was established. The shadow Sponsor Body was established in July 2018.