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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/constitutional-reform-act-2005/section-137",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/constitutional-reform-act-2005/section-137.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2005/4",
  "legislation_title": "Constitutional Reform Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/constitutional-reform-act-2005",
  "path": "section/137",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "137",
  "heading": "Parliamentary disqualification",
  "text": "(1) In Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24) (judicial offices disqualifying for membership) at the beginning insert— “Judge of the Supreme Court.”\n(2) In Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25) (judicial offices disqualifying for membership) at the beginning insert— “Judge of the Supreme Court.”\n(3) A member of the House of Lords is, while he holds any disqualifying judicial office, disqualified for sitting or voting in—\n(a) the House of Lords,\n(b) a committee of that House, or\n(c) a joint committee of both Houses.\n(4) In subsection (3) “disqualifying judicial office” means any of the judicial offices specified in—\n(a) Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975, or\n(b) Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975.\n(5) A member of the House of Lords who is disqualified under subsection (3) is not for that reason disqualified for receiving a writ of summons to attend that House, but any such writ is subject to that subsection.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/4/section/137",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:16:37.085861+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}