# House of Commons (Clergy Disqualification) Act 1801 (repealed), Section 1: No person ordained a priest or deacon, or being a minister of the Church of Scotland, shall be capable of being elected a member of the House of Commons.


No person having been ordained to the office of priest or deacon, or being a minister of the Church of Scotland, is or shall be capable of being elected to serve in Parliament as a member of the House of Commons.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo3/41/63/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/house-of-commons-clergy-disqualification-act-1801-repealed/section-1
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