http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/6-7/21/section/2Life Peerages Act 1958An Act to make provision for the creation of life peerages carrying the right to sit and vote in the House of Lords.1979-04-30texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2015-03-17Expert Participation2009-10-012 Short title.This Act may be cited as the Life Peerages Act 1958.