House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975
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The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 is an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament which prohibits certain groups of people from becoming members of the House of Commons. It was an updated version of similar older acts, including the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1957.
Some of the prohibited groups at the time the Act first came into effect were:
- judges
- serving members of the armed forces
- civil servants
- ordained ministers
- members of legislatures of non-Commonwealth countries (other than the Republic of Ireland, see Ireland Act 1949)
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