SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Amendments

Recess Elections Act 1975 (c. 66)

2

In 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”.