Life Peerages Act 1958
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The Life Peerages Act 1958 is a UK law that modernized the House of Lords by allowing the creation of life peers, significantly reshaping its composition and role.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom life peerages | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom constitutional law ⓘ |
| amends | law relating to peerages ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
men
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women ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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public law ⓘ |
| changedCompositionOf | House of Lords ⓘ |
| citation | 6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 21 ⓘ |
| classification |
House of Lords reform legislation
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United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| effectOnInstitution | House of Lords ⓘ |
| enablesCreationOf |
barons
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life peers ⓘ |
| excludes | creation of hereditary peerages ⓘ |
| governmentInPowerAtEnactment | Conservative government ⓘ |
| grantsRight |
to sit in the House of Lords
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to vote in the House of Lords ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
enabled crossbench life peers
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facilitated appointment of experts and professionals to the House of Lords ⓘ increased number of active working peers ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Harold Macmillan
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surface form:
Harold Macmillan government
|
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
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Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legislature |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| longTitle | An Act to make provision for the creation of life peerages carrying the right to sit and vote in the House of Lords ⓘ |
| monarchAtEnactment | Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| parliament |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| peerageRank | baron ⓘ |
| peerageTypeCreated | life peerage ⓘ |
| providesFor |
advice of the Prime Minister in recommending life peers
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creation of life peerages by letters patent ⓘ |
| purpose |
to modernise the composition of the House of Lords
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to provide for the creation of life peerages carrying the right to sit and vote in the House of Lords ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998
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surface form:
Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876
House of Lords Act 1999 ⓘ Peerage Act 1963 ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1958-04-30 ⓘ |
| sectionCount | 7 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Life Peerages Act 1958 self-link ⓘ |
| significance |
allowed women to sit in the House of Lords as life peers
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marked the beginning of large-scale creation of life peers in the House of Lords ⓘ reduced the dominance of hereditary peers in the House of Lords ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| typeOfPeerageCreated | non-hereditary peerage ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1958 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
United Kingdom life peerages