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House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 2 Cited in Amendments 2 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation2015 c. 14
Year2015
expel a member of the House of Lords, orsuspend a member of the House of Lords for the period specified in the resolution.(2) A person expelled by virtue of this section ceases to be a member.is not entitled to receive writs of summons to attend the House of Lords, anddespite any writ of summons previously issued to the person, is disqualified from sitting or voting in the House of Lords or a committee of the House of Lords.occurred after the coming into force of this Act, oroccurred before the coming into force of this Act and was not public knowledge before that time.
  • In section 6 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014 (interpretation) , after subsection (2) (c) insert—
    • section 1(3) of the House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015 (suspension) .
  • A person expelled in accordance with section 1 is to be treated as if that person had ceased to be a member in accordance with the House of Lords Reform Act...

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