Commentary on provisions of the Act Section 4: Relationship between the Sponsor Body and the Delivery Authority
Section 4 makes provision concerning the relationship between the Sponsor Body and the Delivery Authority. Subsection (1) provides that the Sponsor Body and the Delivery Authority must enter into an agreement called "the programme delivery agreement". That agreement will include a statement of the strategic objectives of the Parliamentary building works as determined by the Sponsor Body under Section 2(2)(a). It will also set out how the Sponsor Body will review the Delivery Authority’s activities, and include provision about when and how the Sponsor Body may intervene in relation to the Delivery Authority’s performance of its duties.
	Subsection (2) is self-explanatory.
	Subsection (3) allows the programme delivery agreement to contain other provisions about the Parliamentary building works, not specified under subsection (1), if the Sponsor Body and the Delivery Authority consider it appropriate.
	Subsection (4) provides that if the Sponsor Body and Delivery Authority cannot agree on the matters to be included in the programme delivery agreement they may refer their differences to the House Commissions.
	Subsection (6) provides that the House Commissions’ decision in relation to any such disagreement will be binding on the Sponsor Body and the Delivery Authority, and the programme delivery agreement will be treated as reflecting that decision.
	Subsection (7) makes provision for variation of the programme delivery agreement, by agreement between the Sponsor Body and the Delivery Authority.