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(1)A member of the House of Lords who is a peer may retire or otherwise resign as a member of the House of Lords by giving notice in writing to the Clerk of the Parliaments.
(2)The notice must—
(a)specify a date from which the resignation is to take effect, and
(b)be signed by the peer and by a witness.
(3)At the beginning of that date the peer ceases to be a member of the House of Lords.
(4)Resignation may not be rescinded.
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