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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/34/section/3</dc:identifier><dc:title>House of Lords Act 1999</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to restrict membership of the House of Lords by virtue of a hereditary peerage; to make related provision about disqualifications for voting at elections to, and for membership of, the House of Commons; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:date>1999-11-13</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-04-30</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-04-29</dct:valid>
					
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