SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Amendments

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 ”.

3

In Schedule 1 to that Act (certificate of vacancy), for the words “has become a peer of Parliament” there shall be substituted the words “ has become disqualified as a peer for membership of the House of Commons ”.