6Interpretation
(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)
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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.