Insolvency Act 1986

427 [F1 Disqualification from Parliament (Scotland F2 ...)] U.K.

(1) Where F3 ... a court in Scotland awards sequestrian of an individual’s estate, the individual is disqualified—

(a) for sitting or voting in the House of Lords,

(b) for being elected to, or sitting or voting in, the House of Commons, and

(c) for sitting or voting in a committee of either House.

(2) Where an individual is disqualified under this section, the disqualification ceases—

(a) except where [F4 the award is recalled] or reduced without the individual having been first discharged, on the discharge of the individual, and

(b) in the excepted case, on the F5 ... recall or reduction, as the case may be.

(3) No writ of summons shall be issued to any lord of Parliament who is for the time being disqualified under this section for sitting and voting in the House of Lords.

(4) Where a member of the House of Commons who is disqualified under this section continues to be so disqualified until the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the day of the F6 ... award, his seat shall be vacated at the end of that period.

(5) A court which makes an F7 ... award such as is mentioned is subsection (1) in relation to any lord of Parliament or member of the House of Commons shall forthwith certify the F7 ... award to the Speaker of the House of Lords or, as the case may be, to the Speaker of the House of Commons.

(6) Where a court has certified an F8 ... award to the Speaker of the House of Commons under subsection (5), then immediately after it becomes apparent which of the following certificates is applicable, the court shall certify to the Speaker of the House of Commons—

(a) that the period of 6 months beginning with the day of the F8 ... award has expired without the F8 ... award having been F9 ..., recalled or reduced, or

(b) that the F8 ... award has been F9 ..., recalled or reduced before the end of that period.

[F10 (6A) Subsections (4) to (6) have effect in relation to a member of the Scottish Parliament but as if—

(a) references to the House of Commons were to the Parliament and references to the Speaker were to the Presiding Officer, and

(b) in subsection (4), for “under this section” there were substituted “under section 15(1)(b) of the Scotland Act 1998 by virtue of this section”.]

[F11 (6B) Subsections (4) to (6) have effect in relation to a member of the National Assembly for Wales but as if—

(a) references to the House of Commons were to the Assembly and references to the Speaker were to the presiding officer, and

(b) in subsection (4), for “under this section” there were substituted “under [F12 section 16(A1)(a) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 and paragraph 4 of Schedule 1A to that Act]”.]

[F13 (6C) [F14 Subsections (4) to (6) have effect in relation to a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly but as if—]

(a) references to the House of Commons were to the Assembly and references to the Speaker were to the Presiding Officer; and

(b) in subsection (4), for “under this section” there were substituted “ under section 36(4) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 by virtue of this section ”.

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Textual Amendments

F1 S. 427 title substituted (1.4.2004) by virtue of 2002 c. 40, ss. 266(1), 279 (with s. 249(6)); S.I. 2003/2093, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 (subject to arts. 3-8 (as amended by S.I. 2003/2332, art. 2))

F2 Words in s. 427 omitted (14.6.2012) by virtue of The Insolvency Act 1986 (Disqualification from Parliament) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1544), arts. 1, 5(a)

F3 Words in s. 427(1) omitted (14.6.2012) by virtue of The Insolvency Act 1986 (Disqualification from Parliament) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1544), arts. 1, 5(b)

F4 Words in s. 427(2)(a) substituted (14.6.2012) by The Insolvency Act 1986 (Disqualification from Parliament) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1544), arts. 1, 5(c)(i)

F5 Word in s. 427(2)(b) omitted (14.6.2012) by virtue of The Insolvency Act 1986 (Disqualification from Parliament) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1544), arts. 1, 5(c)(ii)

F6 Words in s. 427(4) omitted (14.6.2012) by virtue of The Insolvency Act 1986 (Disqualification from Parliament) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1544), arts. 1, 5(d)

F7 Words in s. 427(5) omitted (14.6.2012) by virtue of The Insolvency Act 1986 (Disqualification from Parliament) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1544), arts. 1, 5(e)

F8 Words in s. 427(6) omitted (14.6.2012) by virtue of The Insolvency Act 1986 (Disqualification from Parliament) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1544), arts. 1, 5(f)(i)

F9 Word in s. 427(6)(a)(b) omitted (14.6.2012) by virtue of The Insolvency Act 1986 (Disqualification from Parliament) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1544), arts. 1, 5(f)(ii)

F10 S. 427(6A) inserted (19.11.1998) by 1998 c. 46, ss. 125, 130(1), Sch. 8 para. 23(6) (with s. 126(3)-(11))

F11 S. 427(6B) inserted (1.4.1999) by 1998 c. 38, s. 125, Sch. 12 para. 24 (with ss. 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1999/782, art. 2

F12 Words in s. 427(6B) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 42(1)(c) of the amending Act) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), s. 35(1)

F13 S. 427(6C) inserted (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47, s. 99, Sch. 13 para. 6 (with s. 95); S.I. 1999/3209, art. 2, Sch.

F14 Words in s. 427(6C) substituted (14.6.2012) by The Insolvency Act 1986 (Disqualification from Parliament) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1544), arts. 1, 5(g)

F15 S. 427(7) repealed (1.4.2004) by 2002 c. 40, ss. 266(2)(b), 278, 279, Sch. 26 (with s. 249(6)); S.I. 2003/2093, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 (subject to arts. 3-8 (as amended by S.I. 2003/2332, art. 2))

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 427 modified (14.5.2014) by House of Lords Reform Act 2014 (c. 24), ss. 6(2)(b), 7(3)