House of Lords Act 1999
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The House of Lords Act 1999 is a UK law that significantly reformed the composition of the House of Lords by removing most hereditary peers, marking a major step in modernizing the British Parliament’s upper chamber.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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constitutional reform ⓘ |
| allowedHereditaryPeersToRemain | 92 ⓘ |
| chamberAffected | House of Lords ⓘ |
| citation | 1999 c. 34 ⓘ |
| commencementDate | 1999-11-11 ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
disqualification of most hereditary peers from voting in House of Commons elections
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removal of most hereditary peers from membership of the House of Lords ⓘ retention of 92 hereditary peers on an interim basis ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| debatedIn |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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surface form:
House of Commons
House of Lords ⓘ |
| doesNotAddress |
complete abolition of hereditary peers
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introduction of an elected second chamber ⓘ |
| governmentProgramme | New Labour constitutional reforms ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first stage of a two-stage reform of the House of Lords proposed by the Labour government
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major step in modernising the House of Lords ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Lord Irvine of Lairg
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Tony Blair ⓘ
surface form:
Tony Blair government
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| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
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Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
ended the automatic right of most hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords
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limited membership of the House of Lords largely to life peers and bishops ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| longTitle |
House of Lords Act 1999
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surface form:
An Act to restrict membership of the House of Lords by virtue of a hereditary peerage; to make related provision about disqualifications for voting at elections to, and for membership of, the House of Commons; and for connected purposes.
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| monarchAtRoyalAssent | Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| partOf | UK constitutional reform programme of the late 1990s ⓘ |
| politicalPartyPromoting | Labour Party (UK) ⓘ |
| postReformHereditaryPeersNumber | 92 ⓘ |
| preReformHereditaryPeersNumberApprox | 750 ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to reform the composition of the House of Lords
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to remove most hereditary peers from the House of Lords ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Constitution of the United Kingdom
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House of Lords Reform ⓘ Life Peerages Act 1958 ⓘ |
| replacedSystemOf | automatic hereditary membership of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1999-11-11 ⓘ |
| sectionCount | 4 ⓘ |
| selectionMethodForRemainingHereditaryPeers |
election by hereditary peers
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ex officio positions for certain hereditary office-holders ⓘ |
| shortTitle | House of Lords Act 1999 self-link ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
hereditary peerages
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membership of the House of Lords ⓘ parliamentary reform ⓘ |
| typeOfReform | composition reform ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1999 ⓘ |
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An Act to restrict membership of the House of Lords by virtue of a hereditary peerage; to make related provision about disqualifications for voting at elections to, and for membership of, the House of Commons; and for connected purposes.