Member

It will not escape the notice of your Lordships’ House that it is the council, 80% of whose members are seat-holders, that ultimately decides the split between inclusive and exclusive lettings. At present, that split is governed by Section 14 of the Royal Albert Hall Act 1966. It is admittedly complex, and the promoters of this Bill wish to give the council more freedom. Clause 4 of the Bill before us achieves this by allowing the council, or not fewer than 20 members, to propose changes. These changes have, in turn, to be approved at a meeting of seat-holders by three-quarters of those present or voting by proxy. It is, as put in the explanatory notes circulated by the hall, a permissive amendment.