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CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENTS ACT

CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENTS ACT - LONG TITLE

An Act for better regulating the Office of Clerk of the
Parliaments.{1}
[21st June 1824]
Preamble rep. by SLR 1888 (No.2)

S.1 rep. by SLR 1873

CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENTS ACT - SECT 2
Clerk of the Parliaments to be appointed by His Majesty and to
execute duties in person.

2. The clerk of the Parliaments shall be appointed by His Majesty,
but such clerk of the Parliaments so appointed shall also execute
the duties of the said office in person, and shall be removable by
His Majesty, upon an address of the House of Lords to His Majesty
for that purpose.

CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENTS ACT - SECT 3
Clerk assistant, &c. to be appinted by the lord chancellor.

3. The nomination and appointment of the clerk assistant and other
clerks officiating at the table of the House of Lords (except the
clerk of the Parliaments as aforesaid) shall be vested in and
exercised by the lord chancellor or speaker of the House of Lords
for the time being, but subject always to the approbation of the
said House of Lords, on such appointments being duly notified to
the House; and such officers, when so appointed and approved, shall
be removable only by order of the said House of Lords.

S.4 rep. by SLR 1873

CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENTS ACT - SECT 5
Other clerks to be appointed by clerk of the Parliaments.

5. All the other clerks, except as aforesaid, belonging to the said
office of clerk of the Parliaments; (that is to say), the clerk of
the journals, copying clerk, clerk of the engrossments, clerk of the
inrolments, and the writing clerks under them, shall be nominated
and appointed, and removable at pleasure, by the clerk of the
Parliaments for the time being executing in person the duties of
the said office, according to the provisions hereinbefore contained.

S.6 rep. by SLR 1873