PARLIAMENT ACT 1911 - SECT 2 Restriction of the powers of the House of Lords as to Bills other than Money Bills.

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PARLIAMENT ACT 1911 - SECT 2

Restriction of the powers of the House of Lords as to Bills other than Money Bills.

2.(1) If any Public Bill (other than a Money Bill or a Bill containing any
provision to extend the maximum duration of Parliament beyond five years) is
passed by the House of Commons [in two successive sessions] (whether of the
same Parliament or not), and, having been sent up to the House of Lords at
least one month before the end of the session, is rejected by the House of
Lords in each of those sessions, that Bill shall, on its rejection [for the
second time] by the House of Lords, unless the House of Commons direct to the
contrary, be presented to His Majesty and become an Act of Parliament on the
Royal Assent being signified thereto, notwithstanding that the House of Lords
have not consented to the Bill: Provided that this provision shall not take
effect unless [one year has elapsed] between the date of the second reading in
the first of those sessions of the Bill in the House of Commons and the date
on which it passes the House of Commons [in the second of those sessions].

(2) When a Bill is presented to His Majesty for assent in pursuance of the
provisions of this section, there shall be endorsed on the Bill the
certificate of the Speaker of the House of Commons signed by him that the
provisions of this section have been duly complied with.

(3) A Bill shall be deemed to be rejected by the House of Lords if it is not
passed by the House of Lords either without amendment or with such amendments
only as may be agreed to by both Houses.

(4) A Bill shall be deemed to be the same Bill as a former Bill sent up to the
House of Lords in the preceding session if, when it is sent up to the House of
Lords, it is identical with the former Bill or contains only such alterations
as are certified by the Speaker of the House of Commons to be necessary owing
to the time which has elapsed since the date of the former Bill, or to
represent any amendments which have been made by the House of Lords in the
former Bill in the preceding session, and any amendments which are certified
by the Speaker to have been made by the House of Lords [in the second session]
and agreed to by the House of Commons shall be inserted in the Bill as
presented for Royal Assent in pursuance of this section:

Provided that the House of Commons may, if they think fit, on the passage of
such a Bill through the House [in the second session], suggest any further
amendments without inserting the amendments in the Bill, and any such
suggested amendments shall be considered by the House of Lords, and, if agreed
to by that House, shall be treated as amendments made by the House of Lords
and agreed to by the House of Commons; but the exercise of this power by the
House of Commons shall not affect the operation of this section in the event
of the Bill being rejected by the House of Lords.

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PARLIAMENT ACT 1911 - SECT 2