Section 3 Removal of disqualifications in relation to the House of Commons.C1

(1)

The holder of a hereditary peerage shall not be disqualified by virtue of that peerage for—

(a)

voting at elections to the House of Commons, or

C2(b)

being, or being elected as, a member of that House.

F1(2)

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Annotations

F1: S. 3(2) omitted (29.4.2026) by virtue of House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 (c. 12), ss. 4(2)(a), 5(4)

C1: S. 3 applied (14.5.2014) by House of Lords Reform Act 2014 (c. 24), ss. 4(4), 7(3)
C2: S. 3(1)(b) excluded (8.4.2010) by Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25), ss. 42(4), 52