Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Cabinet Office, have been ordered to be published as HL Bill 10—EN.
Baroness Smith of Basildon has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill [HL] are compatible with the Convention rights.
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bill
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Extend the period within which vacancies among the Lords Spiritual are to be filled by bishops who are women.
B e it enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
In section 1 of the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (vacancies among the
Lords Spiritual), in subsection (1)(a), for “in the 10 years beginning with the
day on which this Act comes into force” substitute “before 18 May 2030”.
This Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
This Act comes into force on the day on which it is passed.
This Act may be cited as the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension)
Act 2024.
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bill
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Extend the period within which vacancies among the Lords Spiritual are to be filled by bishops who are women.
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