Peerage Act 1963
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The Peerage Act 1963 (c. 48) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that permits women peeresses and all Scottish hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords and allows newly inherited hereditary peerages to be disclaimed.
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Long title | An Act to authorise the disclaimer for life of certain hereditary peerages; to include among the peers qualified to sit in the House of Lords all peers in the peerage of Scotland and peeresses in their own right in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom; to remove certain disqualifications of peers in the peerage of Ireland in relation to the House of Commons and elections thereto; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid. |
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Citation | 1963 c. 48 |
Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
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Royal assent | 31 July 1963 |
Commencement | 31 July 1963 |
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Status: Amended | |
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Text of the Peerage Act 1963 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. |
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A disclaimed peerage remains without a holder until the death of the disclaimer, and his heir succeeds to the peerage.