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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Amendments

Recess Elections Act 1975 (c. 66)

2In section 1 of the Recess Elections Act 1975 (issue of warrants for making out writs to replace members of the House of Commons whose seats have become vacant), in—

(a)subsection (1)(a), and

(b)paragraph (a) of the definition of “certificate of vacancy” in subsection (2),

for the words “become a peer” there shall be substituted the words “become disqualified as a peer for membership of the House of Commons”.

3In Schedule 1 to that Act (certificate of vacancy), for the words “has become a peer of Parliament” there shall be substituted the words “has become disqualified as a peer for membership of the House of Commons”.