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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom constitutional law ⓘ |
| amendedBy | House of Lords Act 1999 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Irish peers
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
enabled Tony Benn to return to the House of Commons ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
consequences of disclaimer for precedence and titles
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
constitutional law
ⓘ
election law ⓘ parliamentary law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | partially in force ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
Tony Benn disclaimer of the Viscount Stansgate title ⓘ |
| parliament |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| purpose |
to allow hereditary peers to disclaim their peerages
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
Life Peerages Act 1958 ⓘ Representation of the People Acts ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1963-07-31 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Peerage Act 1963 self-link ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
House of Lords membership
ⓘ
disclaimer of peerages ⓘ hereditary peerage ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1963 ⓘ |
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