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Clause 1		 
  
BY THE EARL FERRERS		 
     Page 1, line 5, leave out ("shall be") and insert ("who is") 
     Page 1, line 5, leave out ("by virtue of") and insert ("because he holds") 
     Page 1, line 5, leave out second ("a") and insert ("an") 
     Page 1, line 6, at end insert ("shall be entitled to vote in that House or in any committee of that House") 
  
Clause 2		 
  
BY THE EARL FERRERS		 
     Page 1, line 7, leave out ("a") and insert ("an") 
     Page 1, line 7, leave out ("by virtue of") and insert ("because he holds") 
  
After Clause 2		 
  
BY THE EARL FERRERS		 
     Insert the following new Clause-- 
     (".--(1) A member of the Scottish Parliament is disqualified for sitting and voting in the House of Lords.
 
    (2)  Where an individual is disqualified under this section, the disqualification ceases on the day he ceases to be a member of the Scottish Parliament.
 
    (3)  No writ of summons shall be issued to a person who is for the time being disqualified under this section.")		Disqualification of MSPs.
     Insert the following new Clause-- 
     (".--(1) A person who is entitled to vote in elections for membership of the Scottish Parliament is disqualified for sitting and voting in the House of Lords.
 
    (2)  Where an individual is disqualified under this section, the disqualification ceases on the day he ceases to be entitled to vote in elections for membership of the Scottish Parliament.
 
    (3)  No writ of summons shall be issued to a person who is for the time being disqualified under this section.")		Disqualification of persons entitled to vote in Scottish elections.
  
BY THE LORD CRICKHOWELL		 
     Insert the following new Clause-- 
     (".--(1) There shall be a body corporate to be known as the Appointments Commission (in this Act referred to as "the Commission") for the purposes of carrying out the functions assigned or transferred to it under this Act.
 
    (2)  The Commission shall consist of not less than five nor more than eight members of whom--
    (a)  two shall be members of the Privy Council nominated by the Prime Minister,
    (b)  one shall be nominated by the Speaker of the House of Commons,
    (c)  one shall be nominated by the Convenor of the Cross Bench peers,
    (d)  not less than four shall be chosen by ballot by members of the House of Lords sitting on the Cross Benches.
    (3)  The function of the Commission shall be to make recommendations to Her Majesty for the conferment of life peerages in accordance with the Life Peerages Act 1958 on persons independent of political parties to sit upon the Cross Benches of the House of Lords.
 
    (4)  During at the period while this Act remains in force, the proportion of Cross Bench peers to the total number of life peers in the House shall remain as closely as is possible what it was on the day before the passing of this Act; and the Commission shall, at least every six months, determine the number of new life peerages required in order to maintain this proportion.
 
    (5)  The Prime Minister shall have the right to refuse a recommendation of the Commission.
 
    (6)  The Commission shall appoint its own chairman.
 
    (7)  In making its recommendations the Commission shall have regard to, but shall not be bound by--
    (a)  the desirability of members of the Cross Bench peers being--
          (i)  independent of any party,
          (ii)  able and willing to make a substantial commitment of time to the work of the House of Lords,
          (iii)  able to bring to the House of Lords experience or expertise that would enhance the work of the House of Lords,
    (b)  the objective of that there should be within House of Lords a broad range of expertise and experience covering all matters of concern to the House, with an emphasis on those matters most commonly before the House,
    (c)  the objective that there should be within the House of Lords members from a broad range of cultural and social backgrounds,
    (d)  the objective that the membership of the House of Lords should move towards a broadly equal balance between the sexes,
    (e)  the desirability of inviting the public to suggest candidates for new life peerages, and
    (f)  representations made to it by the House of Lords.")
Appointments Commission
(No. 7).
  
After Clause 3		 
  
BY THE EARL FERRERS		 
     Insert the following new Clause-- 
     (". Any person who is the holder of an hereditary peerage and who would but for this Act be entitled to receive a writ of summons to attend the House of Lords and to sit and vote in that House shall be entitled to continue to exercise the same rights of access to, and use of, the House of Lords and any premises occupied by that House to which he would have been entitled but for the passing of this Act.")Retention of ancillary rights.
     Insert the following new Clause-- 
     (". From the day on which this Act comes into force the members of the second chamber of Parliament shall be known as "members of the Appointed Chamber".")Members of the second chamber.
     Insert the following new Clause-- 
     (". From the day on which this Act comes into force the members of the Appointed Chamber of Parliament shall be styled as "Lords of Parliament", with the initials "LP" appended to their name but without reference to their rank in the peerage.")Members of the Appointed Chamber: style.
     Insert the following new Clause-- 
     (". No-one who holds a life peerage conferred under the Life Peerages Act 1958 shall be entitled to receive a writ of summons to the House of Lords and to sit and vote in that House unless he has attained the age of 50 years.")Members of the second chamber: minimum age.
     Insert the following new Clause-- 
     (". No-one who holds a life peerage conferred under the Life Peerages Act 1958 shall be entitled to receive a writ of summons to the House of Lords and to sit and vote in that House after the day on which he attains the age of 70 years, and any writ of summons issued to him shall cease to have effect after that day.")Members of the second chamber: age limit.
     Insert the following new Clause-- 
     (". The salaries and allowances payable to the members of the second chamber of Parliament shall be the same as those payable to members of the House of Lords on the day before this Act comes into force.")Allowances etc. of members of the second chamber.
  
Clause 4		 
  
BY THE EARL FERRERS		 
     Page 1, line 16, leave out ("a") and insert ("an") 
     Page 1, line 19, leave out ("as he considers appropriate") 
  
Clause 5		 
  
BY THE EARL FERRERS		 
     Page 2, line 6, leave out ("House of Lords") and insert ("Appointed Chamber") 
  
In the Title		 
  
BY THE EARL FERRERS		 
     Line 1, leave out ("by virtue") and insert ("because") 
     Line 1, leave out ("a") and insert ("an") 
 
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