Section 42 Tax status of members of the House of Lords: transitional provision

This section applies if, before the end of the period of 3 months beginning with the day on which this section comes into force, a member of the House of Lords (“M”) gives written notice to the Clerk of the Parliaments that M does not want section 41 to apply to M.

M shall not be a member of the House of Lords at any time after the notice is given and accordingly—

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F3... M ceases to be disqualified by virtue of M's peerage (or dignity) for—

But subsection (5)(b) does not apply before the end of the period of three years beginning with the date on which the notice is given.

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If, after the notice is given, a peerage is conferred on M F5..., subsection (2) above does not stop M being entitled to receive writs of summons to attend the House of Lords by virtue of that peerage. F6....

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A person to whom regulation 4 of the European Parliament (House of Lords Disqualification) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1647) applies is to be treated as a member of the House of Lords for the purposes of this section.