House of Lords Act 1999
The House of Lords Act 1999 is an act of the British Parliament as part of the New Labor Constitutional Reforms that was passed on November 11, 1999. It marked an important change in the constitution of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as it fundamentally changed part of the legislature , namely the House of Lords .
For centuries, several hundred seats in the House of Lords had been directly hereditary. The new law reduced the number of hereditary upper house seats to 92. These 92 people are made up as follows:
- The holders of the offices of Earl Marshal and Lord Great Chamberlain , two of the Great Officers of State , retained their hereditary right to a seat in order to serve their ceremonial functions in Parliament.
- The British hereditary nobility himself elects 75 other representatives from among his number, separated according to party affiliation. These in turn are members of the House of Lords for life.
- The whole House of Lords elects 15 other people from among the hereditary nobility as deputy speakers ("Deputy Speakers").