Equality (Titles) Bill [HL]

Page 1, line 3, after first “peerage” insert “or baronetcy”

Page 1, line 3, after first “peerage” insert “or baronetcy, or other heritable office of
the Crown or State,”

Line 1, after “baronetcy,” insert “or bearers of arms,”

Page 1, line 3, after “Scotland,” insert “Ireland,”

Page 1, line 6, after first “peerage” insert “or baronetcy”

Page 1, line 6, leave out “(“hereditary peerage”) or hereditary title” and insert
“(“hereditary title”)”

Page 1, line 6, after second “peerage” insert “or baronetcy”

Page 1, line 6, leave out “hereditary title”

Page 1, line 6, leave out “hereditary title” and insert “baronetcy or other heritable
office of the Crown or State”

Page 1, line 6, leave out from “title” to end of line 7 and insert “will be succeeded
2by a living heir regardless of gender on the death of the present incumbent”

Line 2, after “heir” insert “which, in Scotland, shall include any child born to the
incumbent and legitimised by marriage,”

Page 1, line 6, leave out “may” and insert “shall”

Page 1, line 7, at end insert—

“( )   Once succession has passed to a female heir, thereafter the succession shall
be in terms of the destination or limitation of the title, but with the
succession being traced without reference to gender.”

Insert the following new Clause—

“Definition of female heir

(1)   For the purposes of this Act “female heir” includes a daughter conceived
through the use of the gametes of both the incumbent and his wife but
carried by a surrogate mother.

(2)   The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 is amended as follows.

(3)   After section 48(7) (effect of sections 33 to 47) insert—

“(7A)    A daughter conceived through the use of the gametes of both an
incumbent, to any dignity or title of honour, and his wife will be
regarded as a legitimate female heir to the dignity or title of honour
regardless of whether the pregnancy was carried by a surrogate
mother or the wife.””

Page 1, line 10, leave out “hereditary peerage or”

Page 1, line 10, leave out “hereditary title” and insert “baronetcy”

Page 1, line 10, leave out “hereditary title” and insert “baronetcy or other heritable
office of the Crown or State”

Page 1, line 15, leave out “hereditary peerage or”

Page 1, line 15, leave out “hereditary title” and insert “baronetcy”

Page 1, line 15, leave out “hereditary title” and insert “baronetcy or other heritable
office of the Crown or State”

Page 1, line 17, leave out sub-paragraph (i)

Page 1, line 19, at end insert “or legitimated by subsequent marriage for the
purpose of Scottish titles”

Page 1, line 19, at end insert “; or

(iii)   in Scotland, has satisfied the Lord Chancellor that she is the
oldest surviving child born to the incumbent and
legitimised by marriage”

Page 1, line 19, at end insert “; or

( )   where a hereditary peerage is without a male heir, that peerage
should automatically pass to the incumbent’s oldest surviving
daughter upon the incumbent’s death and should thereafter pass to
the oldest surviving child regardless of gender”

Page 1, line 19, at end insert—

“( )   that there is no Heir Apparent living at the date of the passing of
this Act and at the date of death of the incumbent”

The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 2
stand part of the Bill.

Page 2, line 5, after “has” insert “including, in Scotland, any children legitimised by
marriage”

Page 2, line 6, at end insert—

“( )   Any child under the age of majority who is covered by subsection (1) shall
have an independent guardian appointed by the Lord Chancellor.”

Page 2, line 11, leave out “peerage or” and insert “hereditary”

Page 2, line 11, leave out “title” and insert “baronetcy”

Page 2, line 11, leave out “title” and insert “baronetcy or other heritable office of the
Crown or State”

Page 2, line 12, leave out “peerage or” and insert “hereditary”

Page 2, line 12, leave out “title” and insert “baronetcy”

Page 2, line 12, leave out “title” and insert “baronetcy or other heritable office of the
Crown or State”

Page 2, line 20, at end insert—

“(4)   No petition under section 2 may be made in respect of any person living at
the time this Act is passed.”

The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 3
stand part of the Bill.

Page 2, line 23, leave out “hereditary peerage or”

Page 2, line 24, leave out “hereditary title” and insert “baronetcy”

Page 2, line 24, leave out “hereditary title” and insert “baronetcy or other heritable
office of the Crown or State”

Page 2, line 25, after “child” insert “or child legitimated by subsequent marriage for
the purpose of Scottish titles”

Page 2, line 25, leave out “peerage or” and insert “hereditary”

Page 2, line 25, leave out “title” and insert “baronetcy”

Page 2, line 25, leave out “title” and insert “baronetcy or other heritable office of the
Crown or State”

Page 2, line 25, after “title” insert “or, in Scotland, any child born to the incumbent
and legitimised by marriage”

Page 2, line 39, leave out “peerage or” and insert “hereditary”

Page 2, line 39, leave out “title” and insert “baronetcy”

Page 2, line 39, leave out “title” and insert “baronetcy or other heritable office of the
Crown or State”

Leave out Clause 4 and insert the following new Clause—

“Petitioning procedure

(1)   The petition procedure set out in section 3 shall only apply if all relevant
people have notified the Lord Chancellor in writing of their agreement for
the petition to be presented.

(2)   A relevant person under subsection (1) shall be defined as—

(a)   any sibling, child or descendant of the incumbent who could
reasonably consider themselves in line to the title, or

(b)   any person who is able to satisfy the Lord Chancellor that they have
a reasonable expectation of succeeding to the title.

(3)   The Lord Chancellor shall publish his decision within six months of a
petition being lodged.

(4)   The Lord Chancellor’s assessment of a relevant person is final and is not
subject to a right of appeal.”

The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 4
stand part of the Bill.

Page 3, line 23, leave out paragraph (c)

Page 3, line 23, leave out “offices,”

Page 3, line 28, at end insert “(and where such property is in trust, the trustees shall
have the power to alter the beneficiaries in order to achieve this)”

Page 3, line 28, at end insert—

“(e)   have all right or interest in any office descended on the same
destination as the title”

Page 3, line 28, at end insert—

“( )   For the avoidance of doubt, where no direct heirs to a hereditary peerage
or baronetcy exist, succession shall continue according to the limitation or
destination, but with the succession being traced without reference to
gender.”

Line 2, leave out “peerage or baronetcy” and insert “title”

Page 3, line 31, after “title” insert “which is not a hereditary peerage”

Page 3, line 32, leave out paragraph (a)

The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 6
stand part of the Bill.

Page 3, line 38, leave out subsection (1)

Page 3, line 38, leave out “hereditary peerage or”

Page 3, line 38, leave out “hereditary title” and insert “baronetcy”

Page 3, line 38, leave out “hereditary title” and insert “baronetcy or other heritable
office of the Crown or State”

Page 3, line 41, leave out “peerage or” and insert “hereditary”

Page 3, line 41, leave out “title” and insert “baronetcy”

Page 3, line 41, leave out “title” and insert “baronetcy or other heritable office of the
Crown or State”

Page 3, line 42, leave out paragraph (b)

Page 3, line 43, leave out “peerage or” and insert “hereditary”

Page 3, line 43, leave out “title” and insert “baronetcy”

Page 3, line 43, leave out “title” and insert “baronetcy or other heritable office of the
Crown or State”

Page 4, line 1, leave out “hereditary peerage or”

Page 4, line 2, leave out “hereditary title” and insert “baronetcy”

Page 4, line 2, leave out “hereditary title” and insert “baronetcy or other heritable
office of the Crown or State”

Page 4, line 2, at end insert “subject to the provisions set out in this section”

Page 4, line 2, at end insert—

“(2A)    Nothing in this Act shall apply automatically to any person living at the
time this Act is passed.

(2B)   Any person covered by subsection (2A) who wishes part or all of this Act
to apply to them may opt-in to the relevant provisions by notifying the
Lord Chancellor in writing.

(2C)   The provisions of this Act shall apply automatically to any person born
after this Act is passed.”

Page 4, line 2, at end insert—

“( )   Nothing in this Act shall displace an heir apparent who is living at the time
this Act is passed.”

Page 4, line 2, at end insert—

“( )   The doctrine of abeyance in England, Ireland and the United Kingdom
shall be abolished from the date on which this Act is passed.”

Page 4, line 3, leave out “hereditary peerage or”

Page 4, line 3, leave out “hereditary title” and insert “baronetcy”

Page 4, line 3, leave out “hereditary title” and insert “baronetcy or other heritable
office of the Crown or State”

Page 4, line 4, leave out from “title” to end of line 5 and insert “the incumbent can
make over a second or subsequent peerage to another son or daughter of their
choosing”

Page 4, line 4, leave out “separately to each such peerage or title” and insert “to all”

Page 4, line 4, leave out “peerage or” and insert “hereditary”

Page 4, line 5, leave out “title” and insert “baronetcy”

Page 4, line 5, leave out “title” and insert “baronetcy or other heritable office of the
Crown or State”

Page 4, line 8, leave out “hereditary peerage or”

Page 4, line 9, leave out “hereditary title” and insert “baronetcy”

Page 4, line 9, leave out “hereditary title” and insert “baronetcy or other heritable
office of the Crown or State”

Page 4, line 11, leave out “by” and insert “for by the person who is”

Page 4, leave out lines 13 and 14

Page 4, line 13, leave out “hereditary peerage or”

Page 4, line 13, leave out “hereditary title” and insert “baronetcy”

Page 4, line 13, leave out “hereditary title” and insert “baronetcy or other heritable
offices of the Crown or State”

Page 4, line 14, at end insert—

“( )   Holders of a Scottish hereditary peerage may apply to the Lord Chancellor
to resign their peerage for a regrant with a different special remainder.”

The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 8
stand part of the Bill.

Page 4, line 19, leave out ““The Honourable”” and insert “which is of equivalent
rank”

Insert the following new Clause—

“Baronetcies

For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Act do not extend to
baronetcies.”

Page 4, leave out lines 28 and 29

Page 4, line 28, leave out from “titles”” to end of line 29 and insert “has the meaning
defined in section 1”

Page 4, line 39, leave out “the United Kingdom” and insert “England”

Line 1, leave out “titles” and insert “peerages and baronetcies”

Line 1, leave out “titles” and insert “peerages and baronetcies and other heritable
offices of the Crown or State”

Line 1, after “titles;” insert “for a daughter who is carried by a surrogate mother but
is the genetic child of the incumbent and his wife to be a legitimate heir;”