(1)For the purposes of this Act a person is a member of the House of Lords if the person is entitled to receive writs of summons to attend that House.
(2)In determining whether a person is so entitled, ignore—
(a)section 2 of the Forfeiture Act 1870 (disqualification on conviction of treason);
(b)sections 426A and 427 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (disqualification on insolvency);
F1(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F2(d)section 1(3) of the House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015 (suspension).]
(3)In this Act “peer” includes a person upon whom a dignity has been conferred by virtue of appointment as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 6(2)(c) repealed (31.12.2020) by The European Parliamentary Elections Etc. (Repeal, Revocation, Amendment and Saving Provisions) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1310), reg. 1, Sch. 1 Pt. 1 (as amended by S.I. 2019/1389, regs. 1, 2(2))
F2S. 6(2)(d) inserted (26.6.2015) by House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015 (c. 14), ss. 2, 4(2)