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All Persons disabled from sitting in British Parliaments shall be disabled from sitting in the United Parliament as Members for Great Britain.
II.All Persons disabled from sitting in Irish Parliaments, shall he disabled from sitting for Ireland.
III.Persons disabled by British Statutes, shall not hereby be enabled to sit for Ireland, nor e contra.
IV.Persons who shall hold certain Places in Ireland, shall be disabled from sitting in any future Parliament of the United Kingdom, viz.
V.Persons holding new Places under the Lord Lieutenant shall in future be disabled.
VI.Disabled Persons presuming to sit in Parliament shall incur the Penalties under former British or Irish Acts. Or if disabled under this Act shall forfeit 500l. per Day.
VII.Act not to extend (during this Parliament) to Persons holding such Offices or Places; but no more than 20 such Persons shall sit.
VIII.Not to extend to Offices held for Life or during good Behaviour, except in certain Cases.
IX.Members accepting any Office whatever from the King, or Lord Lieutenant, &c. of Ireland, shall vacate his Seat.
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