2Exercise of functions of the Corporate Officers
(1)
The Corporate Officers' functions in connection with joint departments are exercisable by them only jointly.
(2)
Subsection (3) applies to—
(a)
the exercise of functions under section 1(1) or (3);
(b)
the exercise of functions under section 1(2), if it changes the overall character of the services provided by the joint department.
(3)
In those cases—
(a)
the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons may act only with the approval of the House of Commons Commission;
(b)
the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords may act only in accordance with recommendations made by the House Committee of the House of Lords and approved by that House.
(4)
In subsection (3)(b) the reference to the House Committee includes a reference to any committee the House of Lords designates instead of that Committee for the purposes of this section.