Peerage Act 1963
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The Peerage Act 1963 is a UK law that reformed the hereditary peerage system by allowing peers to disclaim their titles and granting all Scottish peers the right to sit in the House of Lords.
All labels observed (1)
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| Peerage Act 1963 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T528803 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peerage Act 1963 Context triple: [Scottish representative peers in House of Lords, endCause, Peerage Act 1963]
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A.
Life Peerages Act 1958
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.
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B.
Succession to the Crown Act 2013
The Succession to the Crown Act 2013 is a UK law that modernized the rules of royal succession, notably ending male-preference primogeniture and removing disqualification for marrying a Roman Catholic.
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C.
Royal Titles Act 1876
The Royal Titles Act 1876 was a British law that enabled Queen Victoria to assume the additional title "Empress of India," reflecting and formalizing British imperial rule over the Indian subcontinent.
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D.
Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1951
The Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1951 is a German federal law that regulates the creation, awarding, and wearing of official titles, orders, and decorations in the Federal Republic of Germany.
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E.
Crown Estate Act 1961
The Crown Estate Act 1961 is a UK statute that modernised and set out the legal framework for managing the Crown Estate’s land and property portfolio on a commercial basis for the benefit of the public finances.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peerage Act 1963 Target entity description: The Peerage Act 1963 is a UK law that reformed the hereditary peerage system by allowing peers to disclaim their titles and granting all Scottish peers the right to sit in the House of Lords.
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A.
Life Peerages Act 1958
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.
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B.
Succession to the Crown Act 2013
The Succession to the Crown Act 2013 is a UK law that modernized the rules of royal succession, notably ending male-preference primogeniture and removing disqualification for marrying a Roman Catholic.
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C.
Royal Titles Act 1876
The Royal Titles Act 1876 was a British law that enabled Queen Victoria to assume the additional title "Empress of India," reflecting and formalizing British imperial rule over the Indian subcontinent.
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D.
Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1951
The Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1951 is a German federal law that regulates the creation, awarding, and wearing of official titles, orders, and decorations in the Federal Republic of Germany.
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E.
Crown Estate Act 1961
The Crown Estate Act 1961 is a UK statute that modernised and set out the legal framework for managing the Crown Estate’s land and property portfolio on a commercial basis for the benefit of the public finances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom constitutional law ⓘ |
| amendedBy | House of Lords Act 1999 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Irish peers
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hereditary peers of England ⓘ Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ
surface form:
hereditary peers of Great Britain
hereditary peers of Scotland ⓘ hereditary peers of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| citation | 1963 c. 48 ⓘ |
| consequence |
enabled Alec Douglas-Home to sit in the House of Commons as Prime Minister
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enabled Tony Benn to return to the House of Commons ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
consequences of disclaimer for precedence and titles
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disclaimer of peerages by persons under disability upon attaining majority ⓘ disclaimer of peerages within a specified time after succession ⓘ membership rights of Scottish peers in the House of Lords ⓘ rights of Irish peers to vote and sit in the House of Commons ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| effect |
abolished election of representative peers for Scotland
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allowed Irish peers to sit in the House of Commons without losing their peerage ⓘ enabled hereditary peers to sit in the House of Commons after disclaiming their titles ⓘ granted all Scottish peers an automatic right to sit in the House of Lords ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
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Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
constitutional law
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election law ⓘ parliamentary law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | partially in force ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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House of Lords ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to make provision for the disclaimer of peerages and for purposes connected therewith ⓘ |
| notableCase |
Alec Douglas-Home disclaimer of the Earldom of Home
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Tony Benn disclaimer of the Viscount Stansgate title ⓘ |
| parliament |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| purpose |
to allow hereditary peers to disclaim their peerages
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to grant all Scottish peers the right to sit in the House of Lords ⓘ to remove certain disqualifications from membership of the House of Commons ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
House of Lords Act 1999
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Life Peerages Act 1958 ⓘ Representation of the People Acts ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1963-07-31 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Peerage Act 1963 self-link ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
House of Lords membership
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disclaimer of peerages ⓘ hereditary peerage ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1963 ⓘ |
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Subject: Peerage Act 1963 Description of subject: The Peerage Act 1963 is a UK law that reformed the hereditary peerage system by allowing peers to disclaim their titles and granting all Scottish peers the right to sit in the House of Lords.
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enabled Alec Douglas-Home to sit in the House of Commons as Prime Minister
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Peerage Act 1963
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Peerage Act 1963