What are the main provisions of the Parliament Acts?
The key provisions are: • The procedure extends over two Parliamentary sessions (which may or may not be separated by a general election). • The procedure applies to most public Bills where in the first session the Bill is first introduced in the House of Commons, passes all its stages in that House, is sent to the House of Lords at least one calendar month before the end of the session and then fails to pass in that House. • A Bill may fail to pass in the House of Lords if it is rejected at 2nd or 3rd reading, if not all the stages have been completed by the end of the session or if no agreement between the two Houses is reached at the ping-pong stage when the House of Commons considers Lords Amendments. In the second session the House of Commons must pass the Bill in the identical form as it did in the first session. Only changes which the speaker certifies are necessary because of the elapse of time (eg the date of the Bill in the short title) may be made. • The House of Commons 3rd
