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House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975
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Part IVU.K. Offices disqualifying for particular constituencies
| Office | Constituency |
|---|---|
| Member of Her Majesty’s Commission of Lieutenancy for the City of London. | [F1Any constituency comprising the whole or part of] the City of London. |
| Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant or Lieutenant for Greater London. | Any constituency comprising any part of Greater London. |
| Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant or Lieutenant for a county in England and Wales. | Any constituency comprising the whole or part of the area for which he is appointed. |
| Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant or Lieutenant for [F2an area] in Scotland. | Any constituency comprising the whole or part of [F3the area] in which the Lord-Lieutenant holds office or in which the Lord-Lieutenant or Lieutenant discharges his functions. |
| F4 . . . | F4 . . . |
| Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant or Lieutenant for F5 . . . the city of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh or Glasgow. | Any constituency comprising the whole or part of [F6the city in] which the Lord-Lieutenant holds office or for which the Lieutenant is appointed. |
| Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant or Lieutenant for a county or county borough in Northern Ireland. | Any constituency comprising the whole or part of the area for which he is appointed. |
| Governor of the Isle of Wight. | [F7Any constituency comprising any part of the Isle of Wight]. |
| The High Sheriff of Greater London. | Any constituency comprising any part of Greater London. |
| High Sheriff of a county in England and Wales. | Any constituency comprising the whole or part of the area for which he is appointed. |
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F1Words in Sch. 1 Pt. IV substituted (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), ss. 11(3)(a), 19(1)
F2Words in Sch. 1 Pt. IV substituted (S.) (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 99(a)(i); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(C); and the same words substituted (U.K.) (19.3.1997) by S.I. 1997/861, art. 2, Sch. para. 8(1)(a)
F3Words in Sch. 1 Pt. IV substituted (S.) (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 99(a)(ii); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c); and the same words substituted (U.K.) (19.3.1997) by S.I. 1997/861, art. 2, Sch. para. 8(1)(b)
F4Entry in Sch. 1 Pt. IV repealed (S.) (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1)(2), Sch. 13 para. 99(b), Sch. 14; S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)(d), Sch. 2; and the same entry omitted (U.K.) (19.3.1997) by virtue of S.I. 1997/861, art. 2, Sch. para. 7
F5Words in Sch. 1 Pt. IV repealed (S.) (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 99(c)(i); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)(d), Sch. 2; and the same words omitted (U.K.) (19.3.1997) by virtue of S.I. 1997/861, art. 2, Sch. para. 8(2)(a)
F6The word “city” in Sch. 1 Pt. IV substituted for the word “district” (S.) (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 99(c)(ii); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c); and the words “the city in” substituted for the words “the district in” (U.K.) (19.3.1997) by S.I. 1997/861, art. 2, Sch. para. 8(2)(b)
F7Words in Sch. 1 Pt. IV substituted (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), ss. 11(3)(b), 19(1)
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