House of Lords Reform Act 2014
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The House of Lords Reform Act 2014 is a UK law that introduced modest but significant changes to the composition of the House of Lords, including allowing peers to retire or be removed under certain conditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Lords Reform Act 2014 canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| affects | life peerages in the House of Lords ⓘ |
| allows |
resignation from the House of Lords
ⓘ
voluntary retirement from the House of Lords ⓘ |
| appliesToInstitution | House of Lords ⓘ |
| chamberInvolved |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Commons
House of Lords ⓘ |
| classification | constitutional reform legislation ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| effectOnBody | composition of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| introducedChange |
ability of peers to cease membership voluntarily
ⓘ
statutory basis for removal of peers in defined circumstances ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legalCitation | 2014 c. 24 ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English law ⓘ |
| legislature |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| mechanismIntroduced |
automatic removal following certain criminal convictions
ⓘ
automatic removal for persistent non-attendance ⓘ statutory resignation for peers ⓘ statutory retirement for peers ⓘ |
| monarchAtRoyalAssent | Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| partOf | United Kingdom constitutional law ⓘ |
| providesFor |
disqualification of members of the House of Lords under certain conditions
ⓘ
removal of members of the House of Lords following conviction for a serious offence ⓘ removal of members of the House of Lords for non-attendance ⓘ |
| purpose |
to allow members of the House of Lords to retire or resign
ⓘ
to make provision about the membership of the House of Lords ⓘ to provide for the removal of members of the House of Lords in specified circumstances ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010
ⓘ
House of Lords Act 1999 ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2014-05-14 ⓘ |
| scope | members of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| shortTitle | House of Lords Reform Act 2014 self-link ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
House of Lords reform
ⓘ
composition of the House of Lords ⓘ membership of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| territorialExtent | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| typeOfReform |
incremental reform
ⓘ
membership reform ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2014 ⓘ |
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