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Make
provision for the regulation of remunerated employment of Members
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Parliament; and for connected
purposes. |
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Be
it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty,
by and with the advice and |
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consent of the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal, and Commons, in this present |
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Parliament assembled,
and by the authority of the same, as follows:— |
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Members
of Parliament not to undertake additional remunerated |
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(1) |
Subject to the provisions
of this Act, a Member of Parliament shall not |
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undertake any additional
remunerated employment likely to interfere with his |
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performance of his Parliamentary
duties. |
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(2) |
A member who undertakes
remunerated employment in contravention of |
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subsection (1) is disqualified
for membership of the House of Commons. |
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(3) |
A Member of Parliament
is not disqualified for membership of the House of |
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Commons under subsection
(2) if the remunerated employment he undertakes |
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is commensurate with his
duties and responsibilities as a Member of |
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(4) |
Without prejudice to the
generality of subsection (3), remunerated |
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employment which does not
disqualify a Member of Parliament for |
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membership of the House
of Commons includes— |
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(a) |
writing books, articles
and pamphlets, |
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(c) |
work on behalf of charities
or not for profit organisations, |
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policy research and development, |
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commensurate
with his duties and responsibilities as a Member of Parliament. |
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(5) |
A Member of Parliament
is not disqualified for membership of the House of |
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Commons under subsection
(2) if he receives remuneration from a company or |
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other undertaking in which
he has an interest, unless he is engaged in the day |
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to day activities of that
company or undertaking. |
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(6) |
In
sections 6 and 7 of the House of Commons Disqualification Act
1975 (c. 24), |
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references to that Act
shall be construed as including references to the |
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Members of Parliament (Employment
Disqualification) Act 2007. |
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Existing
employment on election to House of Commons |
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(1) |
A Member of Parliament
who on election to the House of Commons is |
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undertaking remunerated
employment for the purposes of section 1(1) shall |
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not be considered to be
disqualified for membership of the House of Commons |
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by virtue of that employment
unless he is still so employed on the day six |
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months after the date of
his election. |
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(2) |
Before the expiry of the
six month period specified in subsection (1), a Member |
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of Parliament may apply
to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards for |
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an extension of the time
during which he may undertake remunerated |
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employment without being
disqualified for membership of the House of |
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Commons, and the Commissioner
may agree to an extension of such duration |
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as he thinks fit, provided
that any such extension shall be for no more than six |
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(3) |
Only one extension under
subsection (2) may be granted in respect of any one |
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Short
title and commencement |
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(1) |
This Act may be cited
as the Members of Parliament (Employment |
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Disqualification) Act 2007. |
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(2) |
This Act shall come into
force a year after the day on which it receives Royal |
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