Rejected petition Make a new policy that is more clear about who can Stand for and sit in the Senedd Welsh Parliament
I read the Peerage Act 1963 and it was made before Senedd. For English & Scottish Parliament. It was updated 1999 but its clear that Senedd is to be regarded synonymously with the other "Parliaments" both Scottish and English.
So in the act "Parliament" must refer to Senedd in the same way as Scottish Parliament.
The act came about following the 1960-1963 case of Tony Benn being Viscount Stansgate. Anthony Wedgewood Benn.
& that he was working already in parliament and he had to leave
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It appears that Anthony Benn was already in the House of Commons and upon inheriting the title he had to stand down from that parliament.
This would have been the same for if he had been at Scottish Parliament or Welsh. (although Senedd was not created at the time) the 1963 peerage act was made and now applies by the same basis and principle for Scottish parliament, English & Welsh.
The 1963 Act is made so the title can be renounced. In order to permit standing for election.
Working in the House of Lords has no significance. As the prohibition from standing for election is attached to the title itself. Not a building, work or membership.
We need clearer guidelines & policy for peerage renunciation & official status of a title. Because currently it can be difficult to confirm a title status if a peer is not listed on the House of Lords members list.
a "personal title checker" to check the personal title of people, that is more reliable than Wikipedia. An Official status checker
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Eligibility for being a Member of the Senedd, and for being a candidate to be a Member of the Senedd, is prescribed under the Government of Wales Act 2006 (“GoWA”).
In particular, section 16 of GoWA establishes a disqualification regime for membership of, and candidacy to, the Senedd.
A person is disqualified from being a Member of the Senedd, and from being a candidate to be a Member of the Senedd, if that person either:
a) falls within any of the categories of persons specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1A to GoWA; or
b) holds any of the offices specified in the Table in Part 2 of Schedule 1A.
In addition, a person is disqualified from being a Member of the Senedd (but not from being a candidate) if that person is a member of the House of Lords under section 16(1)(zb) of GoWA. However, this is subject to certain exceptions under section 17C of GoWA.
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/32/section/17C
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