2Non-attendance
1
A member of the House of Lords who is a peer and does not attend the House of Lords during a Session ceases to be a member of the House at the beginning of the following Session.
2
A peer “does not attend the House of Lords during a Session” if, and only if, the Lord Speaker certifies that the peer—
a
at no time during the Session attended the House, having regard to attendance records kept by officials of the House, and
b
did not have leave of absence in respect of the Session, in accordance with Standing Orders of the House.
3
Subsection (1) does not apply to a peer in respect of attendance during a Session if—
a
the peer was disqualified from sitting or voting in the House, or suspended from its service, for the whole of the Session, or
b
the House resolves that subsection (1) should not apply to the peer by reason of special circumstances.
4
Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of attendance during a Session that is less than six months long.
5
In this section a reference to attendance is a reference to attending the proceedings of the House (including the proceedings of a Committee of the House).
6
This section applies in respect of attendance during the first Session to begin after its coming into force and subsequent Sessions.