# House of Lords Reform Act 2014, Section 6: Interpretation


(1) For the purposes of this Act a person is a member of the House of Lords if the person is entitled to receive writs of summons to attend that House.
(2) In determining whether a person is so entitled, ignore—
(a) section 2 of the Forfeiture Act 1870 (disqualification on conviction of treason);
(b) sections 426A and 427 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (disqualification on insolvency);
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d) section 1(3) of the House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015 (suspension).
(3) In this Act “peer” includes a person upon whom a dignity has been conferred by virtue of appointment as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/24/section/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/house-of-lords-reform-act-2014/section-6
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