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	House of Commons (Removal of Clergy Disqualification) Act 2001
		In section 13 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 (exceptions and relief from disqualification from membership of the Assembly), in subsection (1), for paragraph (b) substitute-
		In section 16 of the Scotland Act 1998 (exceptions and relief from disqualification from membership of the Parliament), in subsection (1), for paragraph (b) substitute-
		In section 36 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (disqualification from membership of the Assembly), in subsection (6) (exception for peers and clergy), for paragraph (b) substitute-
	www.opsi.gov.uk /ACTS/acts2001/10013--b.htm (160 words)

	House of Lords - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Sovereign, the House of Commons (which is the lower house of Parliament and referred to as "the Commons"), and the Lords together comprise the Parliament.
		The Parliament Act 1911 effectively abolished the power of the House of Lords to reject legislation, or to amend in a way unacceptable to the House of Commons: most bills could be delayed for no more than three parliamentary sessions or two calendar years.
		This plan, however, was defeated in the House of Commons by a coalition of traditionalist Conservatives (such as Enoch Powell) and Labour members who advocated the outright abolition of the Upper House (such as Michael Foot).
	en.wikigadugi.org /wiki/House_of_Lords (7507 words)

	Definition of British House of Commons - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
		The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 646 members, who are known as "Members of Parliament" or "MPs." Members are elected by the first past the post system of election for limited terms, holding office until Parliament is dissolved (a maximum of five years).
		The supremacy of the Commons in legislative matters is assured by the Parliament Acts, under which certain types of bills may be presented for the Royal Assent without the consent of the House of Lords.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/British_House_of_Commons (6707 words)

	House of Lords - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The House of Lords is an unelected body, consisting of senior clerics of the Church of England (the "Lords Spiritual"), as well as certain members of the Peerage (the "Lords Temporal").
		The electoral system of the House of Commons was not, at the time, democratic but antediluvian: property qualifications greatly restricted the size of the electorate, and the boundaries of many of the constituencies had not been changed for centuries.
		The jurisdiction of the House of Lords extends, in civil and in criminal cases, to appeals from the courts of England and Wales, and of Northern Ireland.
	open-encyclopedia.com /House_of_Lords (6333 words)

	The Hindu : Book Review : The `office of profit' controversy
		He narrates how the House of Commons (Disqualification) Act, 1957 consolidated the law on "office of profit", which necessitated repeal or partial repeal of 118 Acts; the schedules to the Act specify the offices that disqualify a holder for the House membership and those which do not.
		This Act does not exempt all the holders of ministerial offices from disqualification; instead, it restricts the number to 95 persons.
		If at any time the number of members of the House of Commons who are holders of ministerial offices exceeds this limit, only those who were members of the House and holders of ministerial offices before the limit was crossed could sit and vote, and not the others.
	www.hindu.com /br/2006/07/04/stories/2006070400411500.htm (712 words)

	The House Of Commons (Removal Of Clergy Disqualification) Act 2001
		The Act removes any disqualification from membership of the House of Commons that arises by reason of a person having been ordained or being a Minister of a religious denomination, but continues the disqualification of Lords Spiritual from such membership.
		The Clergy Disqualification Act 1870, however, provided a procedure which enabled Church of England clergy to relinquish their clerical positions and, after a period of six months, be freed from the parliamentary disqualification.
		Section 5 of the Bishoprics Act 1878, whilst not itself conferring the right of bishops to sit in the House of Lords, provides that the number of bishops who may sit is not to be further increased.
	www.opsi.gov.uk /acts/en2001/2001en13.htm (1268 words)

	House of Commons (Removal of Clergy Disqualification) Act 2001
		Acts of Parliament printed from this website are printed under the superintendence and authority of the Controller of HMSO being the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament.
		It should be noted that the right to reproduce the text of Acts of Parliament does not extend to the Queen's Printer imprints which should be removed from any copies of the Act which are issued or made available to the public.
		The text of this Internet version of the Act is published by the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament and has been prepared to reflect the text as it received Royal Assent.
	www.opsi.gov.uk /acts/acts2001/20010013.htm (324 words)

	British Library Act 1972 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		An Act to establish a national library for the United Kingdom under the control and management of a new Board and incorporating the Library of the British Museum; and for connected purposes.
		Disqualification of paid members of Board from membership of House of Commons
		Any document purporting to be a document duly executed under the seal of the Board, or to be signed on behalf of the Board, shall be received in evidence and shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to be so executed or, as the case may be, signed.
	www.bl.uk /about/blact.html (2035 words)

	Department for Constitutional Affairs -
		Prior to the Act being passed, all clergy who had been ordained by a bishop, and Ministers of the Church of Scotland, were disqualified from sitting as an MP, under the House of Commons (Clergy Disqualification) Act, 1801, and Section 9 of the Roman Catholic Relief Act, 1829.
		Acting returning officers will therefore need to contact the relevant local authority to make arrangements to receive an advance for that part of the costs of a combined poll which fall to the local elections returning officer.
		Acting returning officers’ responsibilities as an employer: Staff employed at polling stations where the polls are combined and at the count on verification and separation of ballot papers are the employees of the parliamentary returning officer, not the DCRO.
	www.dca.gov.uk /elections/rpacirculars/0446.htm (3596 words)

	The Hindu : Opinion / Leader Page Articles : Office of profit: the wages of neglect
		The disqualification clause would seem to pose an even bigger problem in the States, particularly with governments resting on precarious majorities where several legislators left out of the Ministries have had to be rewarded with offices in government bodies.
		Sonia Gandhi and other members from disqualification brought in a new twist that was seized upon by the BJP-led opposition whose stakes in the disqualification issue were far lower than of the Congress and the Left.
		The Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act provides a general exemption for appointments to statutory and non-statutory bodies provided the office holder does not receive anything more than a "compensatory allowance", that is anything more than the level of allowances that an MP is entitled to.
	www.hindu.com /2006/05/17/stories/2006051705121000.htm (1243 words)

	Privy Council Article, PrivyCouncil Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The heir-apparentand the Sovereign's consort are invariably appointed to the Council, as are the Church of England 's three highest ecclesiastics—the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York and the Bishop ofLondon.
		Under the Regency Act 1937, Counsellors of State may be chosen from amongst the Sovereign's spouse and the fourindividuals (at least twenty-one years of age) next in the line of succession.
		Theyshare this privilege with peers who are not members of the House of Lords, diocesan bishops of the Church of England, retiredbishops who formerly sat in the House of Lords, the Dean ofWestminster, the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery and the Gentleman Usher of theBlack Rod.
	www.anoca.org /sovereign/house/privy_council.html (1878 words)

	Privy Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The heir-apparent and the Sovereign's consort are invariably appointed to the Council, as are the Church of England's three highest ecclesiastics—the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York and the Bishop of London.
		At the beginning of each new Parliament, members of the House of Commons who are Privy Counsellors may take the oath of allegiance before all other members except the Speaker and the Father of the House (the most senior member of the House).
		They share this privilege with peers who are not members of the House of Lords, diocesan bishops of the Church of England, retired bishops who formerly sat in the House of Lords, the Dean of Westminster, the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery and the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/P/Privy-Council.htm (2245 words)

	House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 is an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament which prohibits certain groups of people from becoming members of the House of Commons.
		Some of the prohibited groups at the time the Act was first proclaimed into law:
		This Act has itself been updated by subsequent legislation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/House_of_Commons_Disqualification_Act_1975 (152 words)

	Members expelled from the House of Commons since the Restoration
		The House of Commons’ power to expel its members is used only very rarely - only three times in the last century.
		The House later recognised that this had been a mistake and Wilkes succeeded in expunging from the Commons Journal the resolution declaring him incapable of being elected.
		Contempt of the House of Commons: breach of privilege over article in ‘World’s Press News’ alleging corruption and drunkenness among Members; lying to the committee investigating the allegations.
	www.election.demon.co.uk /expulsions.html (2157 words)

	Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 Schedule 7
		In Part II of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (bodies of which all members are disqualified), at the appropriate place insert "The Copyright Tribunal".
		In Part II of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (bodies of which all members are disqualified), at the appropriate place insert "The Copyright Tribunal".
		In section 57 of the Patents Act 1977 (rights of third parties in respect of Crown use of patent), in the closing words of subsection (1) (which relate to the use of models or documents), after "copyright" insert "or design right".
	www.jenkins-ip.com /patlaw/cdpasc7.htm (2945 words)

	Schedule 13 — Repeals and...: 8 Jul 2003: House of Commons debates (TheyWorkForYou.com)
		Medical Act 1983 (c.54) In section 11(4), in the definition of "medical practice"— in paragraph (a), "Part II of the National Health Service Act 1977,"; in paragraph (b), "section 28C of the 1977 Act,".
		Part of the deal, which we as a Labour Government put before the people and brought to the House, was the simple proposition that all Members are equal in terms of voting rights and of their opportunities to hold office.
		Friend's pugnacity as Leader of the House and as chairman of the Labour party, but some of us also remember the skill that he brought to bear in Northern Ireland and in the former Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions.
	www.theyworkforyou.com /debates/?id=2003-07-08.1077.4 (6554 words)

	Robert Key .com Web site : religion & politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		However, the Government are today inviting us to repeal the whole of the House of Commons (Clergy Disqualification) Act 1801 and parts of the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, the Clerical Disabilities Act 1870, the Welsh Church Act 1914, the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 and the Representation of the People Act 1983.
		It is heroically appalling that they should hurry to the House to legislate so that one of their own party's candidates can stand for election in a few weeks.
		Nevertheless, that is entirely in character with the way in which the House, over many centuries, has dealt with such issues, the difference being perhaps that 300 or 400 years ago, someone would have been burnt at the stake.
	www.robertkey.com /rel-0003.htm (2267 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Opinion
		It was also linked to the ability of MPs to be physically present in the House of Commons for a reasonable duration and led to the disqualification of judges and Church of England clergy.
		Whereas the House of Commons had earlier been virtually united in its opposition to the unchecked role of the crown, the treasury benches increasingly came to be drawn from the Commons itself.
		Since all Indian legislation on the subject is drawn from Westminster, it is important to understand that the office-of-profit disqualification was aimed primarily at preventing the subversion of legislators by the executive.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1060407/asp/opinion/story_6056430.asp (1265 words)

	Oliver Kamm: Respect has to be earned
		I advised the one Independent member of the House of Commons in the last Parliament, and I understand it genuinely does take a degree of alertness, in the absence of a whip, to make sure you get in the voting lobby you want.
		Well, yes, he must resign his job because, as it happens, that's the law (the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975).
		Presenting this as the machination of an oppressive government merely shows that Respect hadn't given their electoral preparations a moment's prior thought: civil servants, being politically impartial in the exercise of their duties, are disbarred from serving as MPs.
	oliverkamm.typepad.com /blog/2005/03/respect_has_to_.html (530 words)

	Londonist: Tory Candidate For Bromley By-election May Be Ineligible (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Firstly he misused the House of Commons crest, using House of Commons headed stationary to threaten legal action against the UKIP.
		Under the House of Commons' Disqualification Act 1975, membership of such an authority is one of dozens of posts that MPs are not allowed to hold.
		Nevertheless, Neill signed a declaration on his nomination form stating that he was not in breach of the House of Commons Disqualification Act of 1975 at the time of nomination.
	www.londonist.com /archives/2006/06/tory_candidate.php (491 words)

	Schedules to The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This Act of Parliament is subject to Crown Copyright, and is reproduced by Press For Change for the convenience of our readers, in accordance with the guidance offered by HMSO.
		(11) For the purposes of this Act it is immaterial whether the law which (apart from this subsection) is the proper law of a contract is the law of any part of the United Kingdom or not.
		Regulations under section 33 of the Education Act 1944 may provide for the submission to the Secretary of State of an application for the making by him of a transitional exemption order in relation to a special school, and for the making by him of the order.
	www.pfc.org.uk /legal/sdaschd.htm (3581 words)

	Lewisham Council - Local MPs and MEPs - general information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Each MP serves in the House of Commons, representing his or her constituency.
		To become a MP, any consent to nomination must contain a statement that the candidate is aware of the provisions of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975.
		Under section 427(1) of the Insolvency Act 1986, where a court adjudges an individual bankrupt, the individual is disqualified for being elected to, or sitting or voting in, the House of Commons.
	www.lewisham.gov.uk /CouncilAndDemocracy/ElectedRepresentatives/MembersOfParliament.htm (166 words)

	Articles - British House of Commons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Most of the men elected to the Commons had private incomes, while a few relied on financial support from a wealthy patron.
		Since 1902, all Prime Ministers have been members of the Commons (the sole exception, the Earl of Home disclaimed his peerage days after becoming Prime Minister and was elected to the House of Commons as Sir Alec Douglas Home).
		No major cabinet position (except Lord Chancellor and Leader of the House of Lords) has been filled by a Lord since 1982 when Lord Carrington resigned as Foreign Secretary, though some of the middle rank Cabinet posts such as Defence Secretary and International Development Secretary have been filled by peers.
	www.foreverc.com /articles/British_House_of_Commons (6523 words)

	Related statutes
		Act supersedes some provisions of early telegraphy laws but is not specifically concerned with telecommunications.
		Set up under Finance Act 1957, §2, repealed from the end of September 1963 as part of the general liberalisation of television, including abolition of limit on broadcasting hours in the same period.
		Above four Acts refer to the effect on telegraphs when rights of way are lost through redevelopment or change of use of land.
	www.terramedia.co.uk /law/UK_media_law/related_statutes.htm (1398 words)

	Equality Act 2006
		(1) The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 shall be amended as follows.
		In section 37(3) (discriminatory practices) for "sections 67 to 71 of this Act" substitute "sections 20 to 24 of the Equality Act 2006".
		In section 28(3) (discriminatory practices), for "sections 58 to 62" substitute "sections 20 to 24 of the Equality Act 2006".
	www.netlawman.co.uk /acts/equality-act-2006.php?pageContentID=19035 (1900 words)

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