Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015
Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015
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Overview of the Act
Reproduced verbatim from the Explanatory Notes published with the Act on legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Explanatory Notes are prepared by the responsible government department and are not part of the Act.
1. The Act has a single purpose, which is to enable vacancies among Church of England bishops in the House of Lords to be filled, for a limited period, by female bishops instead of male bishops who would otherwise have become members of the House under the Bishoprics Act 1878.
Type: UK Public General Act
Year and chapter: 2015 c. 18
Royal Assent: 2015-03-26
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