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
”
.