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House of Commons Disqualification (Declaration of Law) Act 1931

As Enacted Cited authorities 3 Cited in Amendments 3 Related
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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1931 c. 13
Year1931


House of Commons Disqualification (Declaration of Law) Act, 1931

(21 & 22 Geo. 5.) CHAPTER 13.

An Act to remove doubts as to the scope of the House of Commons (Disqualification) Act, 1782, and of section four of the House of Commons (Disqualifications) Act, 1801.

[27th March 1931]

Whereas doubts have arisen whether the provisions of the House of Commons (Disqualification) Act, 1782, and section four of the House of Commons (Disqualifications) Act, 1801(which disable persons concerned in contracts, agreements or commissions made or entered into, with, under or from such persons as are mentioned in the said enactments, for or on account of the public service, from being elected or sitting and voting as members of the Commons House of Parliament) do or do not extend to certain classes of contracts, agreements and commissions:

Be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

S-1 Declaration as to scope of 22 Geo. 3. c. 45 and s. 4 of 41 Geo. 3. c. 52.

1 Declaration as to scope of 22 Geo. 3. c. 45 and s. 4 of 41 Geo. 3. c. 52.

1. It is hereby declared that the House of Commons (Disqualification) Act, 1782, and (so far as it relates to contracts, agreements or commissions) section four of the House of Commons (Disqualifications) Act, 1801, extend only to contracts, agreements or commissions for the furnishing or providing of money to be remitted abroad or wares and merchandise to be used or employed in the service of the public.

S-2 Short title.

2 Short title.

2. This Act may be cited as theHouse of Commons Disqualification (Declaration of Law) Act, 1931.

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