House of Commons (Disqualifications) Act 1801

House of Commons (Disqualifications) Act 1801^[a]
Dates
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act for declaring what Persons shall be disabled from sitting and voting in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; and also for carrying into effect Part of the Fourth Article of the Union of Great Britain and Ireland, by providing in what cases Persons holding Offices or Places of Profit under the Crown of Ireland shall be incapable of being Members of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the said United Kingdom.
Citation	41 Geo. 3. (U.K.) c. 52
Territorial extent	United Kingdom
Royal assent	20 June 1801
Commencement	20 June 1801^[b]
Repealed	11 May 2001
Other legislation
Amended by	Statute Law Revision Act 1872 Statute Law Revision Act 1888 Statute Law Revision Act 1950 House of Commons Disqualification Act 1957
Repealed by	House of Commons (Removal of Clergy Disqualification) Act 2001
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the House of Commons (Disqualifications) Act 1801 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The House of Commons (Disqualifications) Act 1801^[a] (41 Geo. 3. (U.K.) c. 52) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that prohibits certain categories of people from becoming members of the House of Commons.^[1]

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 1(3)(b) of the House of Commons (Removal of Clergy Disqualification) Act 2001, which came into force on 11 May 2001.^[2]^[3]

The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Short Titles Act 1896. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
Section 1.