Royal Assent for House of Lords Act

Date: November 11, 1999 • Location: London, United Kingdom

The House of Lords Act was given royal assent, removing most hereditary peers from the British House of Lords.

The House of Lords Act 1999 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament. The act was given royal assent on 11 November 1999. For centuries, the House of Lords had included several hundred members who inherited their seats. The act removed this as a right, but as part of a compromise allowed 92 hereditary peers to remain in the House until further reforms. Another ten were created life peers to enable them to remain in the House.