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This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in S.I. 1986/2219 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Statutory Instruments
PARLIAMENT
Made
18th March 1987
Coming into force
18th March 1987
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 18th day of March 1987
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas section 5 of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975(1) enables Her Majesty by Order in Council to amend Schedule 1 to that Act in accordance with a resolution of the House of Commons:
And whereas on 2nd December 1986 it was resolved by the House of Commons that Schedule 1 to the Act of 1975 be amended:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of the said section 5 and in accordance with the said resolution, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:-
1. This Order may be cited as the House of Commons Disqualification Order 1987.
2.-(1) In Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (which specifies offices the holders of which are disqualified for membership of the House of Commons) Part III shall have effect subject to the amendments specified in the Schedule to this Order.
(2) Those amendments have effect in place of any amendments effected by virtue of the following provisions of the Schedule to the House of Commons Disqualification Order 1986(2), namely the first, eighth, twelfth and last entries set out in paragraph 3 and sub-paragraphs (3) and (5) of paragraph 5.
G. I. de Deney
Clerk of the Privy Council
1. The following entries shall be inserted at the appropriate places:-
"Adjudicating medical practitioner or specially qualified adjudicating medical practitioner appointed under or by virtue of Part III of the Social Security Act 1975 or Part III of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975.
Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland.
Chairman of the London and Metropolitan Government Staff Commission.
Member of a panel of persons appointed under Schedule 5 to the Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 to act as chairmen and other members of rent assessment committees."
2.-(1) For the entry beginning "Chairman of any of the Post Office Users' Councils" there shall be substituted-
"Chairman of the Post Office Users' National Council."
(2) In the entry "Director of British Telecommunications p.l.c. appointed by a Minister of the Crown or government department", after "p.l.c." there shall be inserted "nominated or".
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends Part III of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975, which lists certain offices which disqualify holders for membership of the House of Commons. These amendments have effect in place of the provisions of the House of Commons Disqualification Order 1986 specified in Article 2(2) of this Order. Those provisions failed to reproduce in certain respects the textual amendments contained in the resolution passed by the House of Commons on 2nd December 1986.
S.I. 1986/2219.
