Disqualifications Act 2000

Disqualifications Act 2000
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to remove the disqualification for membership of the House of Commons and the Northern Ireland Assembly of persons who are members of the legislature of Ireland (the Oireachtas); to disqualify for certain offices which may be held by members of the Northern Ireland Assembly persons who are or become Ministers of the Government of Ireland or chairmen or deputy chairmen of committees of the Dáil Éireann or the Seanad Éireann or of joint committees of the Oireachtas; and to make provision with respect to who may be chairman or deputy chairman of a statutory committee of the Assembly or a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission.
Citation	2000 c. 42
Dates
Royal assent	30 November 2000
Commencement	30 November 2000
Other legislation
Amends	House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975; Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975; Northern Ireland Act 1998;
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Disqualifications Act 2000 (c. 42) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It gained royal assent on 30 November 2000. The Act extends a privilege to Ireland whereby persons elected to sit in its houses of parliament are eligible, if elected/appointed, to sit in a house of the parliament of the United Kingdom also. This privilege is extended to all countries in the Commonwealth of Nations (of which Ireland is not a member).