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1(1)The Commissioner is to be appointed by Her Majesty on an address of the House of Commons.
(2)A motion for an address under sub-paragraph (1) may be made only with the agreement of the Speaker.
(3)The person the subject of the motion must have been selected by the Speaker on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.
(4)The Speaker must not select a candidate without the agreement of the Speaker’s Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.
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