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	House of Lords Act 1999 - Definition, explanation
		The House of Lords Act 1999, an Act of Parliament passed by the British Parliament, was a major constitutional enactment as it completely reformed one of the chambers of Parliament, the House of Lords.
		Prior to the House of Lords Act 1999 the power of the Lords was diminished by the Parliament Acts of 1911 and 1949 which stripped the Lords of their ability to block adoption of most bills; at most they could delay them for one session.
		The Act also provided that a hereditary peer would be entitled to vote in elections for, and sit in, the House of Commons, unless he or she was also a member of the House of Lords.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/h/ho/house_of_lords_act_1999.php (1528 words)

	House of Lords - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
		In addition, the Lord Chancellor is the head of the judiciary of England and Wales, serving as the president of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/House_of_Lords (7589 words)

	House of Lords
		The House of Lords is located in the Palace of Westminster, and is used for the State Opening of Parliament, as by convention, the Sovereign may not enter the elected House of Commons.
		The Lord Chancellor, as well as being a judge and the cabinet minister responsible for the judiciary and the courts, serves as the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords.
		The Act of Union 1707 with Scotland and the Act of Union 1800 with Ireland entitled Scottish and Irish peers to elect representative peers from among themselves to sit in the House of Lords.
	www.askfactmaster.com /House_of_Lords (3088 words)

	ipedia.com: Judicial functions of the House of Lords Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		As lower courts were established, the House of Lords came to be the court of last resort in criminal and civil cases, except that in Scotland, the High Court of Justiciary remains the highest court in criminal matters.
		The House of Lords appointed a Committee for Petitions.
		"The Appellate Jurisdiction of the House of Lords." (2003).
	www.ipedia.com /judicial_functions_of_the_house_of_lords.html (4287 words)

	House Of Lords Act 1999
		It also removes the existing disqualifications of a hereditary peer, unless he is excepted under section 2 of the Act from the general exclusion from the House of Lords, to vote in elections to the House of Commons and to stand as a candidate for, or be a member of, the House of Commons.
		The Act does not affect the rights of holders of a hereditary peerage excluded from the House of Lords to keep all the other titles, rights, offices, privileges and precedents attaching to the peerage which are unconnected with membership of the House of Lords.
		The House of Lords Act does not remove the right to disclaim, but it repeals the references in section 1(2) to writs of summons, as a hereditary peer will no longer by virtue of being a hereditary peer be entitled to receive a writ of summons unless he is an excepted peer.
	www.opsi.gov.uk /acts/en1999/1999en34.htm (3010 words)

	Electoral Reform Society - House of Lords
		Other than the Parliament Act 1949, which diminished the delaying powers and removed the veto of the House of Lords, and the Life Peerages Act 1958, which introduced life peers, the House of Lords was left more or less alone.
		It wasn't until 1999, and the House of Lords Act, that most hereditary peers were stripped off their seats and voting rights in the House of Lords.
		The most recent frontline study "Reforming the House of Lords: Breaking the Deadlock", was written by representatives of all three main parties and was published by UCL's Constitution Unit in February 2005.
	www.electoral-reform.org.uk /article.php?id=30 (553 words)

	House of Lords
		In the 15th century the House of Lords was the Upper House and the House of Commons the Lower House.
		On 4th February, 2003, the House of Lords voted for this measure (335 votes to 110) but it was defeated in the House of Commons (323 votes to 245).
		The tapestry of the old House of Lords is used to decorate the present, and is set off with large frames of brown stained wood.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /Plords.htm (1457 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/House of Lords Act 1999
		The House of Lords Act 1999, an Act of Parliament passed by the British Parliament, was a major constitutional enactment as it reformed greatly one of the chambers of Parliament, the House of Lords (see Lords Reform).
		Prior to the House of Lords Act 1999 the power of the Lords had been diminished by the Parliament Acts of 1911 and 1949 which stripped the Lords of the ability to block adoption (see Veto) of most bills; at most it could delay bills for one year.
		Under the Articles of Union agreed to in 1707, Scottish Lords would be entitled to elect sixteen representative peers to sit on their behalf in the House of Lords.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/House_of_Lords_Act_1999 (1682 words)

	House of Lords Elections
		Under the provisions of the House of Lords Act 1999, there are to be 92 hereditary peers who will be Lords of Parliament in subsequent sessions.
		Lord Windlesham (C) In addition, the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres holds a life peerage conferred before he inherited the hereditary title.
		At a byelection on 28th-30th October 2003, Lord Grantchester (Lab) was elected with 2 votes to 1 for Viscount Hanworth (Lab).
	www.election.demon.co.uk /lords.html (790 words)

	UK Parliament - How do you become a Member of the House of Lords?
		Two events have changed the way Members of the House of Lords are appointed: the 1999 House of Lords Act, which ended hereditary Peers' right to pass membership down through family, and the introduction of the House of Lords Appointments Commission.
		Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal: Members of the House of Lords are either Lords Spiritual or Lords Temporal.
		The Lord Spiritual are the sitting senior bishops from the Church of England, the remaining Lords are known as the Lords Temporal.
	www.parliament.uk /about/how/members/lords_appointment.cfm (405 words)

	The Ultimate United Kingdom Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
		The House of Lords has been subjected to ongoing reforms, Scotland elected its own parliament in 1999 and in the same year, devolved assemblies were created in Wales and Northern Ireland.
		Parliament is bicameral, composed of the 646-member elected House of Commons and the mainly appointed House of Lords.
		Furthermore, the House of Lords Act 1999 severely curtailed the number of the hereditary peers who could sit in the upper chamber - only 92 out of several hundred retain the right, by either being elected by their fellow peers or by holding either of the royal offices of Earl Marshal or Lord Great Chamberlain.
	www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/United_Kingdom (3597 words)

	The House of Lords (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The House of Lords is the second chamber of the UK Parliament.
		Members of the House of Lords (known as 'peers') consist of Lords Spiritual (senior bishops) and Lords Temporal (lay peers).
		Following the House of Lords Act 1999 there are only 92 peers who sit by virtue of hereditary peerage.
	www.parliament.uk /parliament/guide/lords.htm (195 words)

	British Politics Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The House of Lords is the Upper House of the British Parliament.
		A century later two distinct Houses developed, one which became the basis for the Commons who were representatives from the regions, and the other which became a basis for the House of Lords, comprised of senior religious leaders and nobles.
		The longest serving member of the House of Lords, and therefore the Father of the House, is Earl Jellicoe, who has sat since 1939.
	www.ukpolitics.org.uk /cgi/viewnews.cgi?id=1050780041 (306 words)

	PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS APPOINTMENTS COMMISSION
		The Royal Commission on Reform of the House of Lords has recommended that there should be a statutory Appointments Commission with a wide range of functions, including the power to determine the balance of membership of the House, and to make political as well as non-political nominations.
		She is currently the Chairman of the Housing Corporation; Chairman of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body; President of the College of Occupational Therapists and a Board member of the General Insurance Standards Council.
		She is a member of the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee, and was a member of the Royal Commission on Reform of the House of Lords.
	www.number-10.gov.uk /output/Page2806.asp (1346 words)

	CBBC Newsround \| GOVERNMENT CENTRAL \| The House of Lords
		These are people who were chosen to be Lords because they are experts or have worked very hard and been successful in their jobs.
		The House of Lords act 1999 removed the entitlement of most of the 750 hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords.
		The House of Lords is directly descended from the medieval kings council.
	news.bbc.co.uk /cbbcnews/hi/teachers/citizenship_11_14/subject_areas/government_central/newsid_1872000/1872714.stm (863 words)

	Guide to legislation
		The Opposition, or backbenchers from either side of the House, may want to alter a specific part of the Bill; the government may respond to improvements suggested during the second reading debate, or to arguments submitted by outside organisations or interest groups, and decide to make changes itself.
		This is not always the case though, and if the Lords insist on any of its amendments the Bill will continue to be passed between the two Houses until agreement is reached.
		All that remains is for the Act to be implemented.
	www.pm.gov.uk /output/Page29.asp (2050 words)

	Loryn's British Royalty Page - The House of Lords Act 1999, Chapter 34
		Therefore, any writ of summons issued for the present Parliament in right of a hereditary peerage will not have effect after that Session unless it has been issued to a person who, at the end of the Session, is excepted from Section 1 because of Section 2.
		This Act may be known as the House of Lords Act 1999.
		In Section 1 (2) of the Peerage Act 1963 (disclaimer of certain hereditary peerages) for the words from 'has' to the end there is substituted the words 'is excepted from Section 1 of the House of Lords Act 1999 by virtue of Section 2 of that Act.'
	www.angelfire.com /md/royalty/holact.html (633 words)

	UK Parliament - Passing of House of Lords Act 1999
		The House of Lords Act 1999 came into force on 11 November 1999, the last day of the 1998-99 parliamentary session.
		The Act removed the rights of all but 92 hereditary Peers to sit in the House of Lords.
		It may be reproduced without formal permission for the purposes of non-commercial research, private study and for criticism, review and news reporting provided that the material is appropriately attributed.
	www.parliament.uk /about/images/historical/1999lordsact.cfm (154 words)

	House of Lords Encyclopedia Article @ NaturalResearch.com (Natural Research) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		House of Lords Encyclopedia Article @ NaturalResearch.com (Natural Research)
		Police investigating the alleged cash-for-peerages (membership of the House of Lords) scandal have so far found no "compelling" evidence of serious wrongdoing...
		In addition, the office of Lord Chancellor the act has been reformed by the act, to remove his ability to act as both a government minister and a judge.
	www.naturalresearch.com /encyclopedia/House_of_Lords (7740 words)

	House of Lords Act 1999 (c. 34)
		Removal of disqualifications in relation to the House of Commons.
		No-one shall be a member of the House of Lords by virtue of a hereditary peerage.
		(2) This Act may be cited as the House of Lords Act 1999.
	www.opsi.gov.uk /acts/acts1999/19990034.htm (603 words)

	House of Lords Act 1999
		Accordingly, any writ of summons issued for the present Parliament in right of a hereditary peerage shall not have effect after that Session unless it has been issued to a person who, at the end of the Session, is excepted from section 1 by virtue of section 2.
		In Schedule 1 to that Act (certificate of vacancy), for the words "has become a peer of Parliament" there shall be substituted the words "has become disqualified as a peer for membership of the House of Commons".
		In section 3, in subsection (1)(b), the words from "(including" to "that House)" and, in subsection (2), the words from "and" to the end of the subsection.
	www.hereditarytitles.com /Page39.html (774 words)

	Elect The Lords
		Read "House of Lords Bill will not solve democratic deficit" in full (358 words).
		Commenting on outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair's backing of an appointed House of Lords in evidence to the Commons Liaison Select Committee today, Unlock Democracy has called on Gordon Brown to adopt a new approach by announcing a programme of democratic Lords reform early in his premiership.
		Unlock Democracy has released figures showing that the peers speaking against reform in the House of Lords this week on average had a lower attendance record than those who spoke in favour of a hybrid house or a fully elected second chamber.
	www.electthelords.org.uk (470 words)

	House of Lords Appointments Commission \| Home
		In May 2000 a historic change was made to the way in which non–party–political members of the House of Lords are appointed.
		The Appointments Commission was given the key role of recommending to Her Majesty The Queen the names of individuals we think should be appointed on merit.
		We ask the public to self–nominate or to nominate others they think should be appointed to the House of Lords and the Commission assesses all the nominations against the published criteria.
	www.lordsappointments.gov.uk (271 words)

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	House of Lords Appointments Commission \| Role and Background (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In May 2000, to assist with the transitional phase in reforming the House of Lords, the Government established an independent Appointments Commission (as set out in the White Paper, Modernising Parliament, Reforming the House of Lords, published in January 1999).
		The Government intends to introduce a House of Lords Reform Bill (announced in the Queen’s Speech in May 2005) to continue the reform of the House.
		Further information on the Government proposals for the future of the Lords, and a brief history of Lords reform since 1997, is available on the Department for Constitutional Affairs web site
	www.lordsappointments.gov.uk /role_and_background.aspx (367 words)

	Case Reports in England and Wales - ICLR - LegalDay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Her Majesty's Commissioners of Inland Revenue and another (Appellants) - HOUSE OF LORDS - SESSION 2005-06 - [2006] UKHL 49 - on appeal from [2005] EWCA Civ 78 Keywords 25.10.06 Judgments - Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Group Plc (Respondents) v.
		Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) - HOUSE OF LORDS - SESSION 2005-06 - [2006] UKHL 46 on appeal from [2004] EWCA Civ 986 and [2004] EWCA Civ 680 Keywords 18.10.06 Judgments - Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) v.
		Judgments - In re G (children) (FC) HOUSE OF LORDS SESSION 2005-06 [2006] UKHL 43 on appeal from [2006]EWCA Civ 372 Keywords 26.07.06 Judgments - In re G (children) (FC) HOUSE OF LORDS SESSION 2005-06 [2006] UKHL 43 on appeal from [2006]EWCA Civ 372 26.07.06
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