# House of Commons (Administration) Act 1978, Paragraph 3

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) On a dissolution of Parliament the person who is then Mr. Speaker shall continue in office as a parliamentary member until a Speaker is chosen by the new Parliament.
(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3) below, on a dissolution of Parliament the parliamentary members who are not ex officio members shall continue in office until members are nominated or appointed in their place.
(3) Where at any time after Parliament has been dissolved it appears that a parliamentary member who is not an ex officio member—
(a) has not been validly nominated as a candidate at the ensuing general election; or
(b) although so nominated, has not been elected a Member of Parliament at that election,
that member shall resign from the Commission forthwith; but nothing in sub-paragraph (2) above or this sub-paragraph shall be taken as preventing any such member from resigning otherwise than in pursuance of this sub-paragraph.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/36/schedule/1/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/house-of-commons-administration-act-1978/schedule-1/paragraph-3
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